Is Python for me?

[James Stroud]

jiddu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm planning to create a poker calculator, I learned some basic in
> highschool years ago and I was told for beginners Python is a good
> language to start.
> 
> What I wanted to do is to first write a program which will be able to run
> through all the possible combinations of cards dealt out and use some
> counters to calculate different probabilities at different stages. Since
> that is a lot of data I think I have to store it in some kind of database
> or spreadsheet type thing? 
> 
> Then I wanted to write a simple user interface so I could use my mouse to
> make selections of cards that I am dealt and that come on the flop and how
> many opponents and have the program find the calculated information and
> display it on the screen.
> 
> I am wondering if I learn to use Python will I be able to write something
> like this? My friend studied some C in college so I thought I'd learn C++,
> turns out it is a very complicated language so I thought maybe I should try
> something else before I commit more time to the language.
> 
> Thank you very much in advance 
> 

Yes, use python, you will get the most return on your learning effort, 
though some learning is required. Start at python.org -> docs -> tutorial.

James