Why did no one invent Python before?

[Lothar Scholz]

Sion Arrowsmith <siona at chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in message news:<PGz*FZ8lq at news.chiark.greenend.org.uk>...
> j_mckitrick <j_mckitrick at bigfoot.com> wrote:
> >Seriously, why is a language like this only NOW appearing?
> 
> As others have pointed out, Python has been around for a good
> decade (as have a number of other powerfully expressive
> languages, particularly in the functional camp). A more
> pertinent question might be why, when languages like this
> appeared some time ago, are monstrosities like C# still being
> created? 

Speed and Safer Design of Programs (statically typed).