Python vs PHP

[Jon Ribbens]

In article <kmolgv4mp12o71ocion7ra0m2s9fcrqjdk at 4ax.com>, Afanasiy wrote:
> A couple other slight issues :
> 
> * catch-all error handling not as flexible or non-existent
> * no equivalent to php_value auto_prepend_file "_header.php"
> * no equivalent to php_value auto_append_file "_footer.php"
> * not as intelligent form value handling
> * white space sensitivity is a unique problem when embedding

Try jonpy (http://jonpy.sf.net/), it solves all of the above.
Also you may find FastCGI (which jonpy supports) helps with your
"safe mode" problem, although it might require a bit of hackery.