>>My curiousity asks, with such a strong open source background, if you didn't >want to stick with Python, why not Perl::DBI and other Perl mods?
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>I hate Perl (ducking). Actually the choice of platform wasn't ours. We could've used Perl on Windows but to what end? Windows works best with Windows products, sort of. Python has a strong following in the Windows world - but it just wasn't the right decision for the company.

No need to duck. I belive in using the tools that get the job done. All this Ford/Chevy, DeWalt/Makita, et al ad nauseum leaves me cold. Just pick up a tool and get to work is the way I feel most of the time. So I'm learning VFP with books laying around every room in the house and all over the floor of the office.
As we say in SuSE land...
...Have alot of fun!