Python has many similarities with Smalltalk. Maybe one can say that Python is the Smalltalk of the Web. Here are some resources that compare Python with Smalltalk :
- http://www.linux-center.org/articles/9812/python.html
- http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SmalltalkInsteadOfPython
- http://www.javablogs.com/ViewEntry.jspa?id=119090
- http://www.prescod.net/python/why.html
- http://www.approximity.com/ruby/Comparison_rb_st_m_java.html
- http://www.codespeak.net/pipermail/pypy-dev/2003q1/000356.html
- http://blog.colorstudy.com/ianb/weblog/2004/03/10.html#P68