[orokusaki]

Python, because Python rocks! No, seriously, if you haven't tried Python, try it. It's getting better every year.

[krapp]

I almost made it through Coursera's python course. It's a really nice language but I still find the whitespace thing annoying. Also package management seems a bit lacking but I might just not be familiar enough with the ecosystem.

[tharshan09]

package management is best handled through PIP. Virtualenv for isolated environments.

[orokusaki]

I'd say Python handles package management better than just about anything else, period.

Regarding "whitespace"... best stick with PHP or Perl.