09-19-2013, 03:12 PM (This post was last modified: 09-19-2013, 03:14 PM by tokumei.)
Or just use it to write a simple plugin for Bukkit with only 10 lines, as compared to what you'd have to do in Java. There's also the plus of not having to recompile every time you make a change.
DJ8X, codecademy.com has a pretty good online tutorial for Python, Ruby, Javascript, and HTML. and its not just a tutorial, it actually has a code editor on the site so that you can interact with the course that you're trying to learn. and its free!