Comment by analog31

>>> Without fail, from the students that use Python, the response is: “This will take me a bit. Let me sit down at my desk and figure it out and then I’ll be back.”

This is completely aside, but I wouldn't hold this against the students or Python. The students may be following an age-old rule of office politics: "Never troubleshoot in front of an audience." And why this is more prevalent among the students who use Python, well... sample size of 30.