[What the...!!!] Re: Advice - Learning Python as 1st Programming Language

[Bill Scherer]

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> I am advising a non-programmer on how to get started with programming. I
> would like opinions about his learning Python as a 1st programming language:
>
> - Would it be better from learning perspective than, say, Java or
> Javascript?
>
> - Is there any useful yet simple IDE available for Windows 98?
>
> - Any way to embed Python in web pages, like JavaScript? Or would he have to
> learn 2 languages?
>
> - Any good libraries for web CGI-like calls to Python (don't really care at
> this point if it uses CGI-like mechanisms or something more efficient)?
>
> - Any good libraries for working with SQL databases?
>
> - Any good libraries for building things like page template (e.g. ASP, JSP,
> ...)
>
> If you email to me, in addition to the group, would be great.
>
> Thanks.
>
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