Nineteen posts before one of the "S&W revolvers are better than Pythons" showed up. Admirable restraint, sir. Truly admirable. (I hope that it didn't hurt holding that in for so long)
In other news, many Colt owners over the years actually figured out how to keep their Pythons running, in spite of "lots of shooting."
To answer the OP, yes, yes, Pythons were made to be shot. Even the old ones. I've picked up some collectible guns over the years that I consider to be works of art, but I don't display 'em, I shoot 'em.