Python as replacement for PHP?

[Dave Brueck]

Bart wrote:
> Erik Johnson wrote:
> > This is somewhat a NEWBIE question...
> >
> >     My company maintains a small RDBS driven website. We currently generate
> > HTML using PHP.  I've hacked a bit in Python, and generally think it is a
> > rather cool language. I've done Perl and like it, there are a few features
> > of PHP I like but overall am not too excited about it. I have found PHP's
> > strtotime() function to be quite flexible and handy and we make liberal use
> > of it.
> >         6) All the other standard evangeslistic points about why Python is
> > better than <your favorite language here>, some of which may be valid to
us,
> > some probably not. To those that have used PHP: what am I potentially
losing
> > that Python really can't replace?
> >
> >     So, I'm hoping there are some people out there that actually have some
> > expereience with both Python & PHP and can give me some solid, informed
> > advice about PHP vs. Python, in general and particularly on the following
> > points: (NOT Python evangelism please: I've already heard most of it, I've
> > espoused a pretty good dose myself - frankly, I'm willing to buy most of
it,
> > but I've got a serious business decision to make here).
>
> When it comes to dynamic, DB driven sites, PHP is the only way to go.
> Python is not even close to being suited for this task. PHP claims to be
> a general-purpose language, but I do not know anyone who uses it for
> anything other than dynamic Web programming.
>
> A serious business decision? PHP would be the only winner here. You
> should not even be considering another language for this, it borders on
> stupidity.

What on earth?! Each is entitled to his or her own opinion, but this is a bit
over the top. The OP would do well to search the Google archives as this topic
has come up many times, and there are many who disagree with the above opinion.
Even if in the end the OP decided to stick with PHP (personally I wouldn't),
considering Python definitely does _not_ border on stupidity.

-Dave