3 Reasons to Learn Python - AI and LLMs is One of Them, but There are MORE!

Here is my video where I try to convince you to learn Python! Three compelling reasons to learn Python. At the end of the video I show you how to install Thonny and write your first Python program. Start today! Don't Delay!
---

#garyexplains

[stephenelliott]

C and Python seem like a great combination to learn.

[tenapier]

Brilliant! I love learning python! Thanks for all you do Gary!

[williamwells]

I self learn BASIC in the 80's(first on a TRS 80 color computer 2). Took courses in PASCAL, FORTRAN, COBOL and C in the 90's. When ever I dabble in programming(which doesn't happen often), I end up using QBASIC.

[hermanstokbrood]

The main question before learning a language should be: what do you what to accomplish.

[garycard]

Great Gary. I haven't (really) programmed since College (Basic, Fortran) so I'm gonna try Python. Thanks for the informative video.

[uvatham]

1- Beginner-friendly and easy to learn
2- Used widely
3- Cross platform compatibility

[PaulieK]

Funny enough, I'm taking a course in Data Analytics and Python is going to be taught later in the program. This was a nice little intro to it. I learned some HTML earlier this year so hopefully it's about that level of difficulty.

[test]

wonderful primer. I love python, as an object oriented language, i prefer python over c++ or java. one suggestion though, when users are looking up documentation and tutorials, don't confuse 2.x codes with 3.x codes.

[JasrajPadihar]

What happened to my favorite channel Speed Test G? 😢

[Randomizermx]

Reason #1: You learn how to handle pythons irl

[El.Duder-ino]

Battle is lost folks, AI will code not just in Python and u will most likely only double check after it or it will use its own verification tools. Still good vid thx Gary, Python is indeed for now the simplest programming language.

[MinuteFlipDoc]

google collab - no IDE install needed! also has the latest python 3.10!!

[shahzebhanif]

Dear Gary,

I do not have any programming background. I work in the investment banking industry but want to switch to programming because the work-life balance in investment banking is poor, and I do not enjoy working in finance anymore. Is it possible for a person with no IT background like me to learn Python to a master level? How long would it take for me to grasp the concepts and skills in Python to at least start a mid-level programming job?
Thanks.

[pvtcmyers]

Python has been my first experience with coding and it’s been pretty amazing what you can do with it.

[Mrpeacemaker]

It runs on MCU but slower then C. So it's not for me, thanks.

[kaseyboles]

Python's primary feature is popularity. It's not very good at being a high level language due to whitespace having meaning and grammar to divorced from common language. It's not very fast due to being interpreted, and of course it tries to make the OOPS mistake. Note that the guy that came up with object oriented in programing did NOT mean this obfuscated mess we have today, he was talking about how data was passed around.

[roelandriemens]

No semicolons make it easier. But mixing tabs and spaces for indentations can give problems for a beginner.

[Piotr_T]

Hello. I want to make some GUI to my IoT devices. Anyone knows free IDE for creating GUI in Python?

[floppa]

Personally I don't get at all why Python is so well liked and why its always THE language recommended to beginners. In my opinion Python is a often really akward (lambda syntax, __init__, ...) and a very syntactically isolated language which right now is trying to retroactively fix its fundamental issues or overturn core design decisions. Like people noticed that its hard to use python in larger projects due to it being dynamically typed. So now we are adding type annotations. People noticed its really slow and bad for large "numbercrunching". So we are now developing JIT compilers and moving everything into native libraries (so your write once run anywhere is gone).

If someone says Python is awesome 95% of times they mean the libraries and frameworks for python, not the language itself as in the syntax or the standard library. And yes these libraries and frameworks are really good, but usually there are equally as good alternatives for node, .NET core or the jvm.

[NNokia-jzjb]

Assembler is the best. ❤

Learn new assembler for each processor. Super effiecient.