Is Python a good starting language?

Yes, Python is a great first language. Once you learn any programming language you will understand the concepts of programming and it will be easier to learn future languages.

LordaeronGun said:

I started with Python. It's simply a joke (not in a bad way) after you start getting into more serious languages.

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What are you trying to get from a programming language? What kind of software are you designing?

Yess !! go for python ^^

USA282 said:

Yes Yes Yes.. I've had no coding experience. I started with Python in mid Sep 2020 and now I can say that I'm a pretty good python developer.
[Edit] Let me know if you need the resources that I used (all of it). I'll upload it here on BHW for everyone

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Yes pleaseeeeeeee !!!

blackbeans said:

Thanks for all the encouragement, guys. Much appreciated.

I plan to build bots and 'page data analyzers' - basically, scrapers with pattern detection

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Python is all you need in that case, plus next language will be 100x simpler to learn.
But if one day you need performance go with cpp, it’s literally 1000 times faster then anything else. Good luck!

I've been a developer for a long time, but Python is where I'm at. A lot of people are throwing a lot of stuff at you about the differences between languages and such, but to be truly honest, I've not found a problem I needed solving that demanded C(#/++) over Python. At the end of the day, when you are a beginner, the issue of needing break-neck speed isn't the most relevant part of your education. Learning proper syntax, knowing why things are the way they are, and simply practicing is what is important. One day you might get an issue that you can't solve with Python alone and it'll be intimidating and you'll have to learn about global locks and threads. But those are complex situations that come much further down the road and every language has something similar. It took me forever to understand C style 'pointers' and I still can't explain them when asked.

The thing is, Python is practical. Day one of Python learning will probably lead to a greater sense of accomplishment than day one of other languages because it's dead simple to jump right in. To a lot of people, it makes day two easier to achieve. The entire language focuses on readability and code style, and while you can certainly do it your own way, following the rules actually makes things easier and less complicated overall. I'm biased, though, fan boy for life. If I was you, I would pick three languages and write out the obligatory hello world programs. Then maybe a math algorithm of some sort that adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides a decimal number and prints it to screen. And finally, a program that takes a name as input and prints the name inside of a string. Some simple things to give you a quick feel for each just to see if one jumps out at you. For me, I started with QBasic (An extremely easy and weak language for DOS) way back in 1993 and sold my first game for profit a year later. Your first language doesn't matter unless it drives the passion out of you.

python is amazing, it's good for beginners

Probably yes, but after you switch to 'bracket-based' languages, you need time to get used to it

Yes! Python is a great programming language to start out with, but be aware of the big differences between other languages.

jorun said:

be aware of the big differences between other languages.

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Yep, they're very different by the way

I been more a tech/linux admin. but first language I did was perl. But python would be a solid language to learn alot of support and modules!

nordic7 said:

I been more a tech/linux admin. but first language I did was perl. But python would be a solid language to learn alot of support and modules!

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Yeah, because of his lightweight

If you want to learn Python, learn C first.

Yes you can go with python first.

USA282 said:

Yes Yes Yes.. I've had no coding experience. I started with Python in mid Sep 2020 and now I can say that I'm a pretty good python developer.
[Edit] Let me know if you need the resources that I used (all of it). I'll upload it here on BHW for everyone

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Waiting for your update.

USA282 said:

Yes Yes Yes.. I've had no coding experience. I started with Python in mid Sep 2020 and now I can say that I'm a pretty good python developer.
[Edit] Let me know if you need the resources that I used (all of it). I'll upload it here on BHW for everyone

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Please post the resources. I'd appreciate it tremendously.

C is the basic of programming so I recommend learning C++ first. I learned it in college but didn't even used it once even when I was setting up my websites. Php and phyton is more useful to me.

WalangAlam said:

C is the basic of programming so I recommend learning C++ first. I learned it in college but didn't even used it once even when I was setting up my websites. Php and phyton is more useful to me.

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Why PHP? So much pain.

0rand0 said:

If you want to learn Python, learn C first.

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Why would you learn C first?? Your better of learning Python first since it's more beginner friendly in my opinion

I guess C++ for me