The standard python Dict is NOT BLOODY ORDERED which I forgot meaning two hours of debugging why my CSV columns were in the wrong order.

PSA: Dict is not ordered as you would expect. Use collections.OrderedDict

I'm quite tired if all the hate that PHP gets. Whilst the language composition is terrible it runs well with almost minimal setup on a Linux box, it is very powerful when it is used correctly and can even be OK to work in if you take time to setup nicely.

Neither Python nor node seem to me like a good enough replacement as they serve different purposes.

I prefer Python as a language but php serves a purpose