I don't think a ball python will be able to push the glass doors open but for me the lock is a guarantee that I'll never walk away with the door slightly cracked enough so they could squeeze out. It's worth it to get the lock I wouldn't order the tank without one.
I think you would be (unpleasantly) surprised at how strong they are, and what they can get out of. They don't call snakes escape artists no nothing!
Don't let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don't deserve what you want. - Heath Ledger