What is the role of python for writing dynamic web pages? Does it play an equivalent role to php?
If so, can it do all the same things as php (MySql, file manipulation, sending emails, ...)
I think that since go-lang has gone into a release, weekly, tip release cycle, it's starting to show serious stability and it might be worth adding to this conversation.  web.go, it's db connections, it's built-in http server, goinstall, ubuntu has packages already. It's website runs on it's include godoc server.
What is the role of python on the internet?