How did python get so big?

>read in numbers from a file
>print 0 for odd and 1 for even numbers
>results
Literally any scripting language is better than python so how did it get so accepted?
Is it because it's dumbed down so retards and women flocked to it?

Come on, explain this shit python fags

Pypy is way faster than perl

It's because indentation is superior to braces.

yeah but so is Cython but you're cheating there.

Perl is the Master Race for scripting languages. Python is for idiots.

Why is it that every Python programmer I meet doesn't know Perl and says
>hiss boo Perl is SATAN!!!!

But every Perl programmer I met knows Python and has something like this going on
>I do agree Python has advantages over Perl and Perl is not for everyone. But Perl has a place as a fast scripting language that many academics still use.

Why does it take like 6mb of memory just to do that.

I know perl and am currently learning python because my uni uses mostly java/c/c++/python/common lisp

it's pretty neat and i don't have a clear favorite between the two

Agreed. Python programmer are the most pretentious sort I've met too. They always like to shit on Perl.

Python is not a bad lang obvs, but Perl really has a lot going for it too. And I think (to me) Perl is a better lang for Python (if you don't use a specific library for your task)

>python is faster if you don't use the standard implementation
So if you work on a machine that only has the default python available you are SOL hmm?

Thanks admiral anecdote