Python vs. C/C++/Java: quantitative data ?

[Paul Rubin]

"Eduard Smirnov" <Ed.Smirnov at mail.ee> writes:
> If you have any experience in writing applications in system programming
> language (e.g. in C, C++) and re-writing it in scripting language (e.g.
> Python) or vice versa, please compare your work in both implementations,
> describe your work/application’s functionality, approximate number of lines
> and time of development of each implementation, skill’s level needed.
> Any more comments about are welcome.
> 
> Additional thanks for copy your answer to my e-mail.

I don't know of studies involving Python but Bernie Greenberg's paper
about Multics Emacs (written in interpreted Lisp instead of PL/I)
might be interesting to you.