Python

A surging contender Python provides a more object-oriented approach than most of its competition, and has surged recently with the Zope server environment.
Python in the browser Python can be used to build client applications, but browsers aren't directly supporting it at present.
Python on the server Python has a devoted following for server-side applications, in Zope and beyond.
Python and Unicode While Unicode support has been slow coming, the upcoming version 1.6 has made some terrific strides.