> I believe that the overwhelming factor of why something does or does not become popular is simply chaotic luck. This seems to me a bit like saying, "That col

> I believe that the overwhelming factor of why something does or does not become popular is simply chaotic luck. This seems to me a bit like saying, "That color isn't cerulean, it's blue." Describing the specific instances of serendipity that have led to Python's continuing success doesn't imply that it wasn't dumb luck. It's just a way of saying, "Here's an interesting bit of dumb luck."