Also, the code is extremely readable. I can't think of another language that communicates the programmer's intent better than Python. People often write code ae

Also, the code is extremely readable. I can't think of another language that communicates the programmer's intent better than Python. People often write code aesthetics off, but it really matters. When your audience includes not just fellow programmers, but also potential collaborators, who may or may not know Python, as well as your adviser, who knows only FORTRAN, having a language that self-documents is helpful.