Agreed. Whilst we should aspire to language beauty, it's usually trumped by practicality. Python is massively practical: - the easy on-ramp (often reads like E

Agreed. Whilst we should aspire to language beauty, it's usually trumped by practicality. Python is massively practical: - the easy on-ramp (often reads like English, indentation is something beginners can innately pick up) - batteries included: with the rise in the internet+ the shift to packages, it's really about having enough places you can find workable solutions, and Python's dominance helps here - integration with other languages has been a key part of Python since the beginning, so you are rarely held back