Should I learn Python?

[Dirkjan Ochtman]

> 1. What can I do with Python that I can't do with php? 

Python is a much cleaner. Its design was well thought-out, with very 
good support of OOP (something which has been problematic in PHP 4). 
Also, several features in Python make sure you write clean code with it, 
something that is very much lacking in PHP. Finally, the library in 
Python is cleanly separated and easily extensible.

> 2. Do you use both PHP and Python in conjunction with each other?

I've used PHP a lot, but I'm currently moving all development effort to 
Python. For some projects, I think combined use could be useful (e.g. to 
setup a web service of which one side is easier to do in Python, while 
the other side would be easier to do in PHP).

> 3. In what way could I utilize Python to compliment existing sites or
> apps built with PHP?

This depends on the way your applications are written. My PHP 
applications are always embedded in a framework I wrote myself, and this 
would make it hard to effectively extend the application in Python.

Regards,

Dirkjan