I totally agree as such. I certainly don't think Python has a particularly good solution, just the best current practical solution. I mean it's pretty much an accident of history the python became a popular language for numerics and it's certainly not what it was designed for.

I'm following Numba and Blaze with interest and honestly consider Julia the most exciting new language out there. But until they reach a point where they are useable for me I'll keep using python and the incredibly powerful, if slightly kludgy, solutions it offers.