What are the utiliy of python Language

Question

I am a web developer and usually use php/JS/mysql.

I have heard lot about python.

I have no idea where the python is used and why it is used.

Just like

php/asp/ColdFusion/.net/ are used to build websites

C, C++ , Java

are used to build software or desktop apps

Where does python stands from those languages.

Which is the thing which can be done by python but not with those common languages

Answer 1

At the very begining Python started as a scripting language for Linux like Perl but less cryptic. Now it is used for both web and desktop applications and is available on Windows too. Desktop GUI APIs like GTK have their Python implementations and Python based web frameworks like Django are preferred by many over PHP et al. for web applications.

And by the way,

• What can you do with PHP that you can't do with ASP or JSP?
• What can you do with Java that you can't do with C++?