I agree with TFA, it's the ecosystem. You're not entirely wrong that free is a component, because impossibly draconian licensing terms means no ecosystem. I st

I agree with TFA, it's the ecosystem. You're not entirely wrong that free is a component, because impossibly draconian licensing terms means no ecosystem. I still maintain that Python, when evaluated strictly on its merits as a programming language, is the most ass of the "scripting" bunch, but its ecosystem is such that it more than makes up for the difference and I always end up using it for side projects or personal stuff.