I’ve been writing Python for almost a year now and have been pleasantly surprised by the language. Even though Python has been around for a few decades now it still hasn’t been widely accepted as a production grade programming language.

Its primary use is still in the online world where it has developed a large rivalry with Ruby. It’s been my observation that Ruby wins this match up in the eyes of developers about 80% of the time. In the embedded world the use of Python is almost unheard of and I’ve personally never seen it used exclusively for a full stand alone application.

The language is aesthetically pleasing, requires less typing, and is fantastic for rapid prototyping. It definitely has its quarks and drawbacks but what language doesn’t? When I mention to other developers that I’m currently writing in Python the most common reaction is disbelief. The language just isn’t taken seriously. Why?