Reasons to choose Python over C++?

[volcano63]

But is is a script, what else are you going to call it?

Interpreted language sounds like a better name. One of the best helpers on Linux shell programming I've seen states

A shell script is a quick-and-dirty method of prototyping a complex application. Getting even a limited subset of the functionality to work in a script is often a useful first stage in project development. In this way, the structure of the application can be tested and tinkered with, and the major pitfalls found before proceeding to the final coding in C, C++, Java, Perl, or Python.

Several years ago someone asked my help to port a small script from bash to Python. They guy was amazed by the performance improvement - Python program execution was 20 times faster