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Sounds like he's taking a stab at Python's reticence over removing the Global Interpreter Lock.
There's a branch of Python that removed the GIL. On single-threaded stuff, it's slower than regular Python.
"Python had missed a chance to in the ninties to become embedded in browsers, an opportunity that went to JavaScript..."

I didn't know this. Does anyone have a reference?

I don't know about any serious efforts to embed python into browser, but the point is valid. Due to recent Chrome developments, the bright future is with Javascript.