I agree with you, but times are changing. In my experience quite a few departments are moving to python now. This is largely driven by new students who choose o

I agree with you, but times are changing. In my experience quite a few departments are moving to python now. This is largely driven by new students who choose or push for python based subjects, because of the much broader applicability. Typically that's a slowish process, starting at the first year level and transitioning to later levels. It's not like it hasn't been done before, when I was a student we would be taught in c or java.