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		ufo on July 7, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python is now the most popular introductory langua... Biggest reason is that Python has been around for longer (at least in terms of popularity in the west)

eru on July 8, 2014 [–]

Also absolutely. Python was an influence on Ruby. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)#Ea...)

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