So, why Python (why not X)?


See http://www.python.org/doc/essays/comparisons.html

I'm not getting into it, I use python because it:

has lists and hashes
supports objects and modules
has lots of builtin and optional modules
has a clean, readable syntax
supports exceptions, for cleaner error checking

Plus, I can sit down with the html docs and an editor and crank out
working code like mad