Why Python over Ruby?
CyberFonic: For me it's very simple !I can READ other people's Python code with greater ease than Ruby, Java, C#, C++ or even C.  At the end of the day, the quicker I can assimilate library code the quicker I can use it well and the quicker the module gets completed and fully tested.  Of course, with Google and Eric Raymond raving about it, the confidence factor increased further.