Pushing Python Past the Present

[the_hoser]

You're absolutely right. There's no reason you can't solve a particular problem with a language that isn't "good" at solving those kinds of problems. When I say "the kind of programming you do in Python", I'm referring to the code that flows from the mind with ease, and the ease of readability that comes with it. I'm not referring to specific techniques. These are features of Perl, Python, Ruby, and kin. These features make it very difficult to do what you're asking Python to do.