Should I teach myself Python

[pozmu]

I think it's a cool language, but you should choose good course/ book, I finished Michigan University course (2 or 3 parts) and it wasn't good, it didn't even cover objective programming.
But don't get too fixated at learning, start some projects when you learn a bit, I started 3 different courses and forgot what why I was learning this language for 

As for PHP, many people make fun of it. And in some cases it's understandable but in others not. As someone who used PHP and a little Python I can say that PHP looks better suited for web applications as you get a lot of different modules/ libraries/ functions included in core package (or you can enable it by deleting one comment in php.ini) whereas in Python you have to use 3rd party libraries and learn how to use every library a lot, because there is no uniformity between them.

Python is great language as per simplicity is concerned. Considering the amount of code one needs to write for the same work in java or c# ,python can help you to reduce code and manage it efficiently.

Yeah, in python you can write something that would require multiple lines in most other languages in just one line, but this is kind of hackerish and I wouldn't like to maintain code written in such way, but it's surely cool 

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[JasonXIII]

I think it's a cool language, but you should choose good course/ book, I finished Michigan University course (2 or 3 parts) and it wasn't good, it didn't even cover objective programming.
But don't get too fixated at learning, start some projects when you learn a bit, I started 3 different courses and forgot what why I was learning this language for 

As for PHP, many people make fun of it. And in some cases it's understandable but in others not. As someone who used PHP and a little Python I can say that PHP looks better suited for web applications as you get a lot of different modules/ libraries/ functions included in core package (or you can enable it by deleting one comment in php.ini) whereas in Python you have to use 3rd party libraries and learn how to use every library a lot, because there is no uniformity between them.

Python is great language as per simplicity is concerned. Considering the amount of code one needs to write for the same work in java or c# ,python can help you to reduce code and manage it efficiently.

Yeah, in python you can write something that would require multiple lines in most other languages in just one line, but this is kind of hackerish and I wouldn't like to maintain code written in such way, but it's surely cool 

Are you sure you can use PHP as a scripting langage? I think it's only for Web pages? No?

[theymos]

As for PHP, many people make fun of it. And in some cases it's understandable but in others not.

I've written a lot of PHP. It's not terrible, but I definitely wouldn't recommend it for new programmers. PHP was originally designed as basically a Web framework on top of C, and it still feels like it. When I'm writing PHP, I feel like I'm writing C + thousands of extra functions and macros. The procedural style is satisfying to some extent, but it gets messy quickly, and the further you get from C (eg. classes), the more clunky it feels. Also, PHP has a bunch of weird default behavior which is supposed to make things easier for newbies, but it's just a big headache. For example, it always takes you a long time to figure out how to get error handling working sanely for your application.

PHP and JavaScript are both total messes as languages, though they have very different styles.

If I wanted to make a new Web app, I might use JavaScript just because it's so immensely popular for that work, even though it's flawed, or I might use a Web framework for a newer language like perhaps Python. I wouldn't make a new app in PHP.

Are you sure you can use PHP as a scripting langage?

You can, but there are some major inconveniences with it, so it's not all that common.

[pozmu]

Are you sure you can use PHP as a scripting langage? I think it's only for Web pages? No?

You can but it's not as convenient as Python. Hell, you can even write windowed apps with it if you really, really want.
If I remember correctly Mark Karpelès wrote bitcoin client in PHP just to show that it's possible to do it

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[Daseento]

Many experienced programmers would definitely recommend python especially for Newbies to start their coding career. Python is an object oriented programming language and even more interesting, is the simplicity of its syntax which resembles English language better than jargons of others like C+ and the rest.

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[khatarnak]

After trying many books and videos i found this book from zed shaw .
*Book - Learn Python the Hard Way : Zed shaw
In my opinion its the best tutorial for learning python.

This could be helpful for starting from nothing.
*video tutorial - Learn Python in 12.5 hours : udemy
Its new and teaches realy fast but covers everything from basic.

If you cant pay i'm sure you can find them for free in torrent.

[Jet Cash]

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[bluefirecorp_]

I've been interested in Haskell for a bit as well. That or golang.

I really enjoy golang;

tour.golang.org

Making binaries is really easy with it.

[Initscri]

I've been interested in Haskell for a bit as well. That or golang.

I really enjoy golang;

tour.golang.org

Making binaries is really easy with it.

Yea, I remember that's why a buddy of mine got me into it. Never really had experience with compiled languages before I started working with GoLang. Needless to say I don't regret starting;

[Jet Cash]

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[WhyFhy]

Python is a good one to learn, prevails in uses too! These days seems json, python and c++ are the go to's. Make sure to learn on linux all the nitty gritty is linux based platforms.