Why I chose Python over Ruby

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Francois wrote:
> I discovered Python a few months ago and soon decided to invest time in
> learning it well. While surfing the net for Python, I also saw the hype
> over Ruby and tried to find out more about it, before I definitely
> embarked on studying and practicing Python. I recently found two
> sufficient answers for choosing Python - which is a personal choice and
> others may differ, but I'd like to share it anyway :
>
> 1) In Ruby there is a risk of "Variable/Method Ambiguity" when calling
> a method with no parameters without using () :
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> 2) Ruby does not have true first-class functions living in the same
> namespace as other variables while Python does :
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> 4) Conclusion
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> Since I did a lot of work in Scheme, rigor and consistency are most
> important to me,

What happened to 3)?

>and Python certainly meets this requirement.
> 
> --- Python newbie