I think it is interesting that you don't see python used on the desktop much in Germany. You have opened my eyes a bit. I really thought python was universal and one of the top languages in use today - either desktops or web. I get that impression from links like this -
http://news.dice.com/2015/02/04/javascript-tops-popular-languages-as-swift-rises/?CMPID=AF_SD_UP_JS_AV_OG_DNA_
and
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Python is reported as one of the most used languages in those links. I guess it shouldn't matter to me since I'm in the US. That said, I'll have to revise my sales pitch when it comes to python.

Johnf