Do I need Python to run Blender correctly?

[John Nagle]

AKA gray asphalt wrote:
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>>AKA gray asphalt wrote:
>>
>>>I downloaded Blender but there was no link for python. Am I on the right 
>>>track?
>>
>>   Blender doesn't require Python, but if you have Python, you can
>>write plug-ins for Blender.   Get "The Blender Book"; otherwise
>>you'll never figure Blender out.
>>
>>John Nagle
> 
> 
> I'm thinking about not upgrading "Strata 3D" because it still doesn't export 
> textures with obj files and it just created an undo of more than one action, 
> believe it or not... Am I expectiong too much of a $400+ program, to export 
> textures with obj files? Does Blender do this? I see the BBook on Amazon for 
> $30. That's probably my best bet, no?

    Blender has considerable power, but ease of use is a problem.  The
hotkey listing in the manual is 29 pages.