“The great flexibility of Python rests in its ability to accept
HTTP requests and to be embedded in HTML pages. It is a powerful
scripting language, like a Unix shell script with overdrive
capabilities. Being able to handle more complex data structures
such as associative arrays, the language fills a wide range of
roles, including searching databases or acting as a CGI
script.”
“Python accepts a wide range of hooks, which makes it compatible
with different operating systems and environments. A chameleon of
sorts, it can accept inputs from any local file quite easily. This
ability to interface freely, though, makes the language a security
risk, especially when doing even routine processing tasks such as
running a database. Though distributed freely, the language has
some security features to counter its vulnerabilities.”