I think what you have found is a remarkable characteristic of this language. Somehow, perhaps something to do with guido or python itself, python has a very strong non-dogmatic streak. It's a relief really. If I were to pose a "is python or its community really xyz?" I would wonder about the "one best way to do something". One of my first posts here was about three different ways I had built singletons. As a result of that I was given a better way, but no one said any of the other ways were "non-pythonic", it was more, "if you use option one, make sure of this, if you use option two, don't forget that"...
As such, python programmers are not there for you to feel superior. If you want a language for a feeling of community, then it hardly matters what language you choose, and if you want a good language, it's secondary if the community gives you that feeling (you should get it from the language itself). And since there IS a python community to go to for help, python has that covered without worrying about it or making it a language feature. It may seems cold, instead of giving warm fuzzies, people will help you with tangible problems, but we are not starting a commune. "Uses a langague with sense of community that advocates for their language over others" is never in a spec. -craig -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
