I work in a small industrial R&D group that was using a hodgepodge of Excel, Visual Basic, C, and an outdated MATLAB license. I switched from VB to Python, and the rest of the group has followed suit.

All that aside, I've noticed that when we bring in a new recruit, if they can code in MATLAB, they can switch to Python in a jiffy. I think the take-away is, if someone offers you a chance to learn how to code in any language, you should take them up on it.