Why did Quora choose Python for its development?

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On 5/24/2011 1:39 PM, D'Arcy J.M. Cain wrote:
[snip]
> One of my favorite quotes (not sure if it was about Perl or APL) is "I
> refuse to use a programming language where the proponents of it stick
> snippets under each other's nose and say 'I bet you can't guess what
> this does.'"
I dunno. That sounds about like how most programming course
exams are written, no?
The point is that puzzling through arcane bits of code are crucial to 
learning
any language. It's a valuable exercise.