@aeva I do not think that python is responsible for a crime, but python’s use in malware is pretty common and has definitely been increasing in prevalence, this article was just a recent and high-profile example. like I said above, maybe nothing can really be done about this, but it is worth considering

@aeva @glyph I remember when this was a distinction held by perl. I doubt there's much of anything that can meaningfully be done there which doesn't also eliminate python's utility as a programming language.

@glyph @wuest @rrwo or dot net. i bet a lot is written in C#. but you won't see microsoft run a smear campaign on their own flagship products

@aeva @wuest @rrwo I have definitely taken the note that if I ever comment on this again, I will not cite microsoft as a source :). (they aren’t the only ones talking about this, this was just a recent and high profile example)