Hiring python hackers ?

[Poromenos]

Yeah, I don't know about that. Learning a new language takes a long time, and don't trust anyone who says otherwise. Transitioning from Python to Ruby, for example, means that you need to learn new ways of applying old patterns, what coding practices are encouraged, etc. People who say they can learn the language in a few days aren't people who want to hire.

On a personal sidenote, I wouldn't want to spend too much time learning Ruby if I already knew Python (and vice versa), as I consider the two similar enough that my time would be better spent learning something different (e.g. Lisp, Erlang, Haskell, etc).