Python, with is light-weight syntax, is a relatively comprehensive and straightforward language, which makes it very efficient to code.
Moreover, a large variety of powerful libraries for Python are being share and accessible to enable, among other things, the writing of scripts that can be launched in your computer for various applications such as data analysis or data retrieval.
I have list here among the useful scripts I developed for various applications, such as the conversion of MIDI files to JSON Files for Max-Msp applications using PapierLogik sensors.