Python and Javascript

[Tom Yanas]

I am trying to compare Javascript and Python. I know Javascript and am interested in learning Python. Is Python similar to Javascript? How different/similar is the language?

[chris webster]

One difference is that JavaScript runs in your browser, while Python (in a web app) runs on the server.

[Bear Bibeault]

chris webster wrote:One difference is that JavaScript runs in your browser

There are many standalone JavaScript engines.

[Hussein Baghdadi]

chris webster wrote:One difference is that JavaScript runs in your browser, while Python (in a web app) runs on the server.

Standalone JavaScript is the very heart of Node.js and there are many JavaScript server-side web frameworks.
Rhino and Google V8 are well known standalone JavaScript engines (even JDK 1.6 has an embedded Rhino engine).

[chris webster]

I am now just a little bit wiser - thanks!