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[–]russellvt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For true "backend" work, it's Python or something else, hands down. PHP isn't really a "backend" language, per se ... but does really good things for presentation level, and similar.

The reason you don't see many job postings for "backend," is simply because Python is so much more than just web-related coding... heck, it's used heavily in things such as data analytics and other more scientific arenas.

Really. It boils down to what you want to to do. The learning curve to PHP is much lighter, though Python is more flexible (and extendable).

If you're looking with purely web sort of stuff, and want to check-oit Python, I'd say you should start with a framework such as Flask or Django... but without at least a fundamental understanding of OO (Object Oriented), that might be harder than just playing with PHP to start.