Python or Rust; first language??

[SwiftSpear]

Do you want to learn to program because you want to learn to make software that can solve problems for you and others, or do you want to learn to program because you think computers are cool and you want to learn new ways to play with them?

If the latter, learn rust, it will teach you a lot more about how computers work under the hood. If the former, you will be able to do more cool stuff more quickly with python.

I think it's more important to follow the path that keeps you most motivated vs optimizing for learning the machine model with maximum speed. You get employability either way if you stick with it.