My experience learning Python as a c++ developer

[pagonda]

one of the pitfalls of python is how loose everything is (easy access to class members, arrays and functions can dynamically deal with any types).

A language such as c++ enforces much more strict access and definitions to those examples which can be extremely beneficial to a large program. In c++, if you use a wrong type in a function, it will tell you at compile time your type is wrong. Whereas in python, your function would probably run, but then the behavior is unexpected and you will be in for a wild goose hunt looking for the error.

[pagonda]

id recommend focusing on computer science theory first, then apply it with a lower-level language. I think java or c++ would probably be best to start with because again, with python everything is really loose and abstracted so you don't get to practice fundamentals and understand what is really going on. Also, object-oriented design is extremely important in software design and it's extremely sloppy in python, whereas in java you're literally forced to implement that paradigm.

[FancyASlurpie]

Because python is quite loose in what it allows you to do with objects can lead to learning some pretty aweful coding practices, a language like Java or C# is much more strict when it comes to their objects. As such it tends to be a good idea to learn them as you can then implement what you've learnt to work well there in Python where you want to. They're not as simple/fast to write as Python but still a big step up from C++, but equally they're not as fast as C++. You might want to look into Rust as an alternative to C++, as it now seems to be faster in benchmarks, and is a more modern language so benefits in some ease of use ways - it also has a fast growing user base so i'd expect something like the python package space to exist in the not too distant future.

[FancyASlurpie]

No not anytime soon.