In February 2010, I got laid off. That job was the very first job I got out of college, I worked there for about two and a half years, and most of my time at that company was spent writing code in Python doing black magicky platform things that don't really translate well to other companies.
It took me two years to find another job, and during that time I went insane from stress for a while.
So many companies wouldn't touch me because almost nobody wanted Python experience. Even the few companies who were willing to accept a developer with only 2.5 years of experience wanted that experience to be in C++ or Java.
Sorry to hear that. Care to share where you are located? I'm also doing Python and would love to better understand the market. If you prefer email, it's in my profile.
Things have gotten better since. I got a new job in March 2012, where they wanted someone with the exact kind of experience I had, plus I got to put some professional Java (and a bit of C++) experience under my belt to make my resume look nicer, at least. That company was dysfunctional like you wouldn't believe, but at least my unemployment was over. I ended up leaving that company for a much better position over the new year. Now, I'm just a Java developer... but at least I've got some marketable skills.
I'm honestly not sure what the Python market is like here anymore, though. I was kinda in a rush to get out of my last company because office politics had become a nightmare, so I took the first offer I got, and it wasn't a Python job. It pays really well, though.
It took me two years to find another job, and during that time I went insane from stress for a while.
So many companies wouldn't touch me because almost nobody wanted Python experience. Even the few companies who were willing to accept a developer with only 2.5 years of experience wanted that experience to be in C++ or Java.