Python can do a lot that events can't, via additional libraries.
like what exactly? plugin power stuff?
or just shortcuts for event type stuff?
Interesting, I'd like to know more about this as well.
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http://docs.python.org/library/
For starters, online libraries, encryption, more file i/o stuff.. there's loads of libraries for it.