I upvoted you. I sort of agree with your point.<p>My opinion is that as a stand-alone language Python can do nothing that can not be done better with other, higher level, faster or more proven languages.<p>However, I think Python has a solid place in providing scripting support - it sure is a lot faster to install and start using than it is to write a scripting language from scratch in your language of choice, and Python fits most tasks well (the only exception I've come across is real-time rendering applications, although I haven't tried newer versions since about 2005...).<p>This vaguely fits the data too. :)