I think one of the biggest problems with Python is this notion of "good for small scripts / throwaway stuff". It is far too often that a program is given this t

I think one of the biggest problems with Python is this notion of "good for small scripts / throwaway stuff". It is far too often that a program is given this treatment, and then needs to grow or be reused and maintained later. Trying to replicate bioinformatics work is a huge PITA because of this type of approach.