Why Should I learn Python?

Here’s my take on it It’s a very powerful language and you can almost build anything with python. Plus its very easy to pickup as someone who’s new to programming

No. You should not learn Python just for the sake of it.

You should have a problem you need to solve, evaluate what programing languages will help you solve that problem and learn the language you need.

If you want to make a video game you probably don't want Python, you might choose Godot and learn C# or its internal scripting language. (Or Unitys C#) or Unreal (C++ or its Visual Scripts)

If you want to make a complex web app you might want to learn JavaScript and deploy your code both client and server side.

If you want to write a mobile app for iOS or Android, there are lots of choices there as well, though at a guess you would be jumping through a lot of hoops to get a Python program working in those environments.

Languages are just tools. Pick the right tool for the job.

It is cross platform and easy to learn. It is the modern standard for beginners replacing Java and BASIC. It is free software, you don't have to pay for it and you get the source code to it. It has many libraries for it to do all sorts of things.

I wouldn't learn any programming language for the sake of it, some list of reasons.

I also wouldn't learn one because its the best tool for the job. The best tool for a job is the one you know best.

I'd learn a language based on it's practicality to keep the lights on at home. Where I live in the US, that's Java, C# and Javascript. Of course one can go beyond that, and really diving into many things is fine, but if you focus on one of the "big 3" first, if you do want to stop branching out, you're left with a geographically broadly applicable way to feed a family.

1. Easier to learn than other programming languages (very intuitive) 2. Lots of practical applications (Machine learning, application servers, interview questions, etc.)

I hope this doesn't make me a curmudgeon, but I don't see any appeal for Python. I've programmed in many languages professionally and it is the sole language that left me with an overwhelmingly negative opinion.

Of course it all comes down to taste. I am in no way "Right" about if one should learn Python or not.