well, it's not easy to find neutral comparisons of ruby and python, but
http://www.ruby-doc.org/RubyEyeForThePythonGuy.html http://onestepback.org/index.cgi/Tech/Ruby/PythonAndRuby.rdoc http://www.approximity.com/ruby/Comparison_rb_st_m_java.html http://reflectivesurface.com/weblog/2004/12/19/why-rails http://martinfowler.com/bliki/CollectionClosureMethod.html Also, Hal Fulton's "Ruby Way" book has a good "Python vs. ruby syntax" appendix, if it's still in print -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
