Perl is king. All else are lies. Freedom is slavery. War is pea--

Well, Python does not really have its own niche like Perl does. Although, if Python came along first the situation might be reversed.

However, there are several benefits to learning Python. For one, who doesn't like to program something new? Another language will teach you more things (unless you count PHP) and better you overall. Also, some programs only allow plugins to be written in Python and not Perl :(