I've been creating sites for a number of years now and have used php since the days of putting perl scripts in your cgi-bin. I'm just now starting to learn python. Here's mho.
If you use php, check out symfony. Codeignighter is crap once you get to know you way around symfony. Php is something I feel comfortable using and know my way around. I use it for all my web sites.
The reason I am learning python is to use the app engine. It looks like a cleaner language then php and seems to be slightly more powerful.
I think it would come down to 1) does your developer know php, python, or both? Let him develop in whatever language they choose. 2) where are you gonna do with it? I think there's a time and place to use php and to use python.
If you use php, check out symfony. Codeignighter is crap once you get to know you way around symfony. Php is something I feel comfortable using and know my way around. I use it for all my web sites.
The reason I am learning python is to use the app engine. It looks like a cleaner language then php and seems to be slightly more powerful.
I think it would come down to 1) does your developer know php, python, or both? Let him develop in whatever language they choose. 2) where are you gonna do with it? I think there's a time and place to use php and to use python.