Open Question - I'm a complete novice in programming so please bear with me...Is python equivalent to C, C++ and java combined?

[pintreo mardi]

On Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:51:53 PM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:07 PM, pintreo mardi <bigearl497 at outlook.com> wrote:
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> > Hi, I've just begun to learn programming, I have an open question for the group:
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> > Is the Python language an all in one computer language which could replace C, C++, Java etc.. I only ask becuase I am starting off with python and I want to learn everything in basic and advanced programming with python itself...So any advice and suggestions would be more than welcome.
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> > Thanks!!
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> Python is a viable applications language, yes. There's nothing you
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> can't write in Python that you can write in (say) Java - both
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> languages are what's called "Turing complete". Every language has its
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> special focus, though, so there'll be some things that are far easier
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> in one language than another. In general, Python is a fine language
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> for simple tasks like printing "Hello, world", for scripting, for
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> writing GUI programs, and for building web applications. It's not
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> restricted to tiny projects or to huge ones. There's no critical limit
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> on the amount of "stuff" you can do before the code gets unwieldy, for
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> instance, nor is there a level below which it's just too much hassle
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> to put together a program.
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> ChrisA

Thanks mate!! I'm a bit relieved. If I could get some really good books on programming with python, those for the beginners would be very helpful.