What makes Python stand out for use in web development?  What are some examples of highly successful uses of Python on the web?
Besides the frameworks...

Python's pervasive support for Unicode should make i18n much smoother.
A sane namespace system makes debugging much nicer, because it's typically easier to find where things are defined.
Python's inability to function as a standalone templating language should discourage the mixture of HTML with model code
Great standard library
What are the benefits of using Python for web programming?