Good language to develop a game server in?

Question

I was just wondering what language would be a good choice for developing a game server to support a large (thousands) number of users? I dabbled in python, but realized that it

Answer 1

You could take a look at Stackless Python. It's an alternative Python interpreter that provides greater support for concurrency. Both EVE Online's server and client software use Stackless Python.

Disclaimer: I haven't used Stackless Python extensively myself, so I can't provide any first-hand accounts of its effectiveness.