python as a first language?

[David Oppenheimer]

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Craig Hagerman wrote:

> Hi,
> I want to get some feedback on how good Python is to learn for a beginner.
> I am interested in learning programming (OOP especially). I studied (bit
> didn't really learn) Fortran ages ago, studied formal logic (math) in
> university and have been playing around with web technologies (Javascript
> et al) and now want to try out bigger and better things. What are people's
> thinking regarding Perl vs Python for a beginner, or how about Python
> compared to Eiffel or Sather for this purpose? Any good suggestions for
> what road I should head up first?
>    Cheers,
>    Craig