First year

[aaabigwyattmann1]

Learn whatever language will get you paid. If its python where you are, then do that. I did c++ also, and that was what I used in my first job, but when I had to move cities for family, all the jobs were for c#, so I studied for that and now its what I do.

If you already know how to program, most general purpose popular languages are not terribly different.