In part people like Python because it allows you to be busy with boilerplate, the deficiencies of the language and packaging as well as bugs and unexpected trac

In part people like Python because it allows you to be busy with boilerplate, the deficiencies of the language and packaging as well as bugs and unexpected tracebacks. It makes you feel productive. This is the same angle that pg used in one of his essays: Back then people liked Java because the huge amount of boilerplate made them look productive. In Lisp you stare into the REPL and notice that you don't have any ideas about the actual problem you are trying to solve. I would also prefer another language. A well written C++ library (the one in pytorch seems a bit rough and a second class citizen) would already be a step up.