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by sp332 4899 days ago
In the real world, you write the most correct program you can under time pressure. A new compiler, operating system, or platform arrives that exposes a bug. You fix it and you move on. It doesn't matter if the language is future proof or not.

A new compiler, OS or platform will require much less rewriting of a Python program than a C program. Under time pressure, it is much more likely that you will incidentally write future-proof code if you write in Python instead of C.