"Technically" of course it's just as much of a programming language, but "practically" it's normally used to kick off other programs, and is just glue meant to pass input and output between programs. FWIW, when people use Python for small automation tasks, I usually hear them referred to as scripts instead of programs. Program seems to imply that it's useful on its own, script implies that it doesn't serve a purpose besides running other programs that are generally useful.