I don´t know, but maybe this can be good news to Blender.
Autodesk has just released Maya 8.5, with Python scripting support.
Since Maya is an industry standard, maybe the professionals who use it could feel motivated to use Blender, specially after the UI overhaul that will make possible to customize hotkeys and interface.
http://features.cgsociety.org/story.php?story_id=3909&referer=cgnews
Python seems to be becoming an industry standard with 3D apps.
Blender, Maya, Softimage XIS, Houdini, Motion Builder and probably more.
I for one welcome our new scaley skin overlords.
EA games uses Phyton too 
lol python is just a scripting language, if you build a 3d app from the ground app u can use different langueges for the addon modules…
this also might bring good maya script into blender.
the translation shouldnt be so hard anymore.
No, it isn’t. Scripting for other applications (such as Blender, and now Maya) is just one of its many uses.
Taking into account that scripts are mostly data manipulation and UI, both of which are often exclusively based on the respective API (Blender’s / Maya’s), the fact that they now have a Python API only made it marginally faster than porting a plugin using their C++ API.
Martin
vue d’esprit is another with python scripting
ah my bad
i thought that still few scripts might be easier to convert for those who share similar tools between blender and maya
or Vue Xtreme for Maya, Max, Lightwave and C4D.
Python scripts will not be so easily convertable, but still this new confirm once
again that python is the best language for this kind of purposes.
This just demonstrates how much the blender developing team choosed well
far before any other, leading the way of the 3D apps.
Google corp. is much more likely to hire those who have experience with Python than those who do not.
Also, there have been a lot of advancements in Python that actually make it almost as fast as C++ // and in some special cases it is faster than C++
Not to mention the fact that its like a bazillion times more human friendly.