That's certainly true for that particular niche. However Python has certainly come into it's own over that timespan, with the rise of various machine learning a

That's certainly true for that particular niche. However Python has certainly come into it's own over that timespan, with the rise of various machine learning approaches. This reinvigoration, seems to have manifested in the web side of the language too, seeing as many models eventually need some form of HTTP server. Admittedly though the community isn't perfect. There was quite a schism over Python 2 vs 3 for a while. Thankfully it's looking like that may be past us. Anecdotally the Python community seems more active than ever.