Why Python?

[Todd7]

I am looking at learning Python, but I would like to know what its 
strengths and weaknesses are before I invest much time in learning it.  My 
first thought is what is it good for programming, however I expect an 
answer from the python newsgroup to be something like "everything".  So 
maybe a better question is what type of programming projects is Python a 
bad choice?

What makes it better or worse than languages like perl, php, delphi, or 
c++?

Thanks for your opinions.

Todd.