[lajun]

I can't believe this was upvoted. These aren't reasons that Python sucks, they're nitpicks from a guy who has decided long ago that he knows what he likes and refuses to try anything else.

> "If I have the choice between using some pre-existing Python code or rewriting it in C, I'd rather rewrite it in C."

I should have stopped reading there, because this shows just how set the author is in his ways. Both languages have a place, and if I'm writing a web scraper, you can bet your ass it's not going to be in C.