Hi Chris, thanks for the reply. Yes, I agree. The main consideration is always the development experience. However, I do know that python has had some problems with other OSs (notoriously windows) and I want to avoid unnecessary compatibility issues.
Can you elaborate on some of the problems running python on OSX (or point me to a relavant link)? Thanks Tommer -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list