> Writing Python like Java, where you have tons of indirection, which is slow

I've actually just introduced one of my younger colleagues (and pretty new to Python, but knowledgeable in C# and Java) to this 8-year old article: http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html

I remember reading that article back in the day, I had only begun to do stuff in Python for a year or so, and everything seemed so well explained but here I am now instead still spreading the word :) At least some part of it I hope it's done for good, such as "XML is not the answer", which actually brings back "horrific" memories of Zope3.