[msravi]

> Python succeeded because it was general-purpose enough.

> I just dont see people with "software engineering" background taking any serious liking to it.

I guess my point is that if you found Python general purpose enough, you'd likely find Julia general purpose enough too. If people with "software engineering background" take a serious liking to Python but not to Julia, then the reason probably isn't the language itself, but a combination of lack of popularity and a pre-conceived notion that the language is meant to be "scientific" not "general-purpose", that there aren't enough libraries, that the language might not survive, etc.