Hi Daniel,
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>>a) Python was an uphill battle compared to java when discussing with large clients having own IT centers
>>b) the mobile story of Python back then was somewhere between lousy and checkered
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>That's more than understandable. Python is currently getting more attention in those fields. But sure, this is most recent and one can certainly understand why java is still preferred in a server environment.

I also believe that Python is more accepted in the US than in Germany, possibly more than in Europe. My advice is to test the waters by asking your current customers before coding, even if coding is more fun ;-)

If you decide to implement along those lines, drop a line if something is added to the Dabo code base - nowadays I don't follow as closely as before.
I still think that way is best, as it gives you a testing fwk plus community used to describe encountered problems and sometimes providing fixes themselves.

rgds

thomas