New to programming

[Erik Max Francis]

Patrick Kirk wrote:

> Without starting an advocacy thread, why is Python so well spoken of
> as a
> first language?  Obviously knowing what makes it good makes learning
> it even
> more useful...

The language is very simple and easy to use, but doesn't miss any of the
key points of object orientation and good programming style.

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