Question in the twilight zone! What would you use if there was no python?

[Gribouillis]

I've been using Python since the very beginning of the language. At that time I was looking for a friendly scripting language and I started learning Perl. I would probably have spent a few years with Perl had there been no Python. These are prehistoric times and so many languages have appeared since then, it is very difficult to say where I would be now...