a hobbyist's dilemma

[Ravi Teja]

I don't have any dearth of Python needs ( I now, sort of pay my tuition
through Python :-) ). But I use it for fun as well, say gaming. For
example, I have scripts that send keystrokes based on voice commands or
other keystrokes.

Having a productive language like Python at your disposal can help
automate many of your day to day tasks.
http://www.python.org/doc/essays/cp4e.html

Besides, it's a lot easier (and fun) to write code for yourself than to
make it to distribute to others.