The exact same in Minneapolis. I'm definitely not learning Python for a job—it's strictly for fun side projects, which you really don't get in either .NET or Java. The main reason I'd avoid those languages would be to avoid mercenary programmers, and instead find a dev who gives a shit.

Choice quote (paraphrased) from a .NET dev: "who cares what the code looks like, you should be gone by the time anyone would look at it."