Python is an extremely simple to use, interpreted programming language. How simple ?
Well, the classic "hello world" is as simple as this...
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print "Hello, Python!"
How about adding two numbers ?
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print 2 + 3
Note the lack of declarations. No main function either. Python is a high-productivity language that minimizes crust. Python programs are easy to read, and smaller than equivalent code in many languages.
Python has good support for introspection - i.e. you can find out more information about objects by querying them. Most of Python is documented using this feature - allowing help to be easily accessed.
Many of python's constructs look like C.