What's the point of Python?

[Akito]

@nevj

Can we get together a list of languages that could be used in places where python is used, hopefully to better effect ?

One of the vast amount of reasons why I hate Python

akito@hostname:~ $ sudo apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up gyp (0.1+20150913git1f374df9-1) ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/pycompile", line 35, in <module> from debpython.version import SUPPORTED, debsorted, vrepr, \ File "/usr…