In reference to you seeing Python in your environment I would assume it is because you already have Python in your environment At one of the companies, they we

In reference to you seeing Python in your environment I would assume it is because you already have Python in your environment At one of the companies, they were using only C before (and some PHP/Java). Python was chosen for its merits (large support library, user-friendly language, lot of developers know it, relatively light embeddable VM), not because it was already entrenched in the organization.