which lowers us to the same level as one eyed Python tribesmen. They have an excuse: their belief in "The One True Way". We are supposed to subscribe to TIMTOWTDI, and that includes a degree of agnosticism toward language.
For most "scripting tasks" I'd much rather use Perl, but I'm comfortable using many other languages including Python (but I've never used Ruby or Java: never had the need) - just a whole bunch slower in most of them.
Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond