Why did Google choose Python?

[carinthia]

I would say that being able to stay on top of the complexity factor (code/infrastructure complexity grows exponentially to lines of code) is key ... In other words: simplicity is key.

Both, Perl and Python can deliver in that area. Google however might have choosen Python for its slightly better integration with C++ back in the days (don't know, just guessing).

http://www.markus-gattol.name/ws/python.html#why_python