Python(the programming language)

Python: A programming language which many consider beginner friendly. A language which some programmers would argue to other aspiring programmers not to learn it first. Python is widely used in artificial intelligence programs, machine learning, data science, ethical hacking and so much more.

Created in February 20, 1991 by Guido Van Rossum, it is said that the name was inspired from the BBC TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus as the creator was a big fan of the show. It is said that he wanted to create a programming language that was easy to read compared to other programming languages at the time which people considered to have a more difficult syntax.

Python is one of the most used programming languages today. Some of the important reasons are that it is an open source programming language, many people would argue it has a very large library for every field in programming. It also has a large community with people who also create custom libraries, it even has custom IDEs. It is also used in many fortune 500 companies.

With all this why is there a group of people who argue this is a language beginners can learn and sometimes even the same people from the same group that argue that beginners shouldn't start learning it? The main argument the 2nd group advocates is that the programming language is too easy compared to other languages and when they try to learn other languages they might struggle in doing so.

There is no particular answer to the question, it just depends on the person learning it. The first programming language I properly learnt was python, but learning other languages after that was easy as i had something to compare to and I wasn't learning something complex without any context. In fact learning other languages made me understand how python could be working on a deeper level that I was unaware of by only knowing python and I hope that others who start by learning python have a similar experience.

I think that python is definitely a great programming language due to its simplicity while coding and trying to understand it. It also has what some people would consider disadvantages that it is not closer to the system compared to other languages but there are other people who consider the same statement to be an advantage for python. So it all comes down to what a particular person wants and sometimes python just occurs to be a very good option.

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