python compare with other language

java

http://dirtsimple.org/2004/12/python-is-not-java.html
http://twistedmatrix.com/users/glyph/rant/python-vs-java.html
http://netpub.cstudies.ubc.ca/oleary/python/python_java_comparison.php

ruby

http://blog.ianbicking.org/ruby-python-power.html
http://www.rexx.com/~oinkoink/Ruby_v_Python.html
http://dev.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-2.html

Perl, C++

http://strombergers.com/python/

Perl, Java, C++

http://furryland.org/~mikec/bench/

more

http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html