FIOC

What the fuck is actually that wrong with Python?
Sure, it's inelegant, but you can get shit done with it surprisingly fast. It's like the chainsaw of programming languages.

>>12
$ python
Python 2.7.3 (##################)
[GCC 4.#####] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> isinstance(lambda:"suck my fucking nuts", object)
True
>>>

>>14
% python
Python 2.7.3 (v2.7.3:70274d53c1dd, Apr  9 2012, 20:52:43)
[GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> isinstance(lambda: 'kiss my sweaty asshole', callable)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: isinstance() arg 2 must be a class, type, or tuple of classes and types
>>>