[irahul]

> It's tough as everyone is drinking the ruby kool-aid.

Ruby and Python are similar in terms of execution speed and developer productivity. If your work requires something that Python has and Ruby doesn't(say numpy), then it might make sense; otherwise what would you accomplish by switching from Ruby to Python?

[jonascopenhagen]

what would you accomplish by switching from Ruby to Python?

Simpler syntax?

[mixmastamyk]

A larger and more varied developer community, resulting in applicability to a wider range of problems.