[PerryCox]

I think this is a very valid point. There are times when Python is not the absolute best choice for a given problem, but in most cases it can allow you to achieve the desired goal in a way that is easy for newcomers to the particular codebase to grok very quickly.

There are times when it may be better to use another language and there is nothing wrong with that. I default to Python and if I think there will be specific issues with it, then I can look at a more specialized language.