Here is a page, featured on eweek abotu why Python is a force on the web. It is an open source code and runs on some nokia phones and the major operating systems. Python is actually not named after a snake, but based on Monty Python's Flying Circus; a televsion series in England. The link to the page, http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/15-Ways-Python-Is-a-Powerful-Force-on-the-Web-275427/?kc=EWKNLEDP03302010A