WHAT IS THIS?

[Captain]

Just bought a new PC with Windows XP Media Edition.  I have two entries in 
the "Add or Remove Programs" section of Control Panel, but there is no 
corresponding item in the Start Menu.  One entry says: Python 2.2.3 and the 
other says: Python 2.2 pywin32 extensions (build203)..  The size for each is 
29.28mb.  I gather Python is a programming language, but I am wondering why 
it was installed on my PC, and is it safe to remove it?  I have no intention 
of learning the program.  Thanks in advance