General question from a newbie

[Peter Hansen]

Martien van Wanrooij wrote:
> 
> I must admit that I ask this question just because I am curious. I read some
> documentation about Python and it looks interesting. But I would like to
> know in what kind of situations python is used and what are the advantages
> compared to other languages.

Did you read http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html and section 2
of http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html?  Your question is of course not
original and a little searching will turn up many, many past discussions
on the topic(s).

-Peter