Do any of you recommend Python as a first programming language?

[Arnaud Delobelle]

jmDesktop <needin4mation at gmail.com> writes:

> For students 9th - 12th grade, with at least Algebra I.  Do you think
> Python is a good first programming language for someone with zero
> programming experience?  Using Linux and Python for first exposure to
> programming languages and principles.

I'm not from the US and I'm not sure what 9th/12th grade are, but if
you want to use programming to explore maths, er I mean math, have a
look at the sage project:

http://www.sagemath.org/

-- 
Arnaud