and also because python programmers are confident of their language and ecosystem not to resort to gimmicks like the "F* You" slides. It could have ended badly

and also because python programmers are confident of their language and ecosystem not to resort to gimmicks like the "F* You" slides. It could have ended badly for Rails except that lot of Java developers ended up tasting the heady mix of dynamic languages and web 2.0 via Rails thanks to Java gurus like Martin Fowler. And coming from the staid world of Java, a colourful character and opinionated framework was hip and happening. Meanwhile, pythoneers did what they do best, keep producing good code and documentation. This is a recurring theme across many areas where python is good at not just web frameworks. Python does not nurture over the top behaviour (I notice that neither does Ruby.. Rails is another matter).