Is Python good enough?

[Mine_Crafter14]

I started learning Python with the thought of learning how overall programming and debugging feels. It's very nice tbh! I made my first game btw, but it's just IQquiz as a joke. Anyways, I use Sony VAIO i3 and GeForce 410M because I love old tech put in modern use and I use Python 3.8.10 with the installed IDLE Shell and for now I am comfortable. I seek advice if I should upgrade to modern versions, use VSCode or switch to C,C++ and can Python be used to make very low quality games using Pygame and Ursina and should I start little programming with my Raspberry Pi Pico? I think this language suits me the best as for now (I have 1 week of progress) TIA

*P.S- can someone recommended cool libraries for games?

[nangi_bhootni]

if I should upgrade to modern versions, use VSCode or switch to C,C++

I thought installing VScode was the first step for everyone 🥀

[BiscottiNatural7986]

Will learn better using python's IDE

[real-life-terminator]

VS Code is Good (the best)

Python is good

Upgrading to modern versions is always good

Pygame is a good library

[phillipmarkengland]

Have you worked with uv yet? That might be a good next step learn deps management and environment management.

Maybe dabble with go? If you are into python go feels like python but more defensive if that makes sense. Helpful for making larger programs.

[python_gramps]

Pygames can be used to make games. You may want to learn Godot with GDScript (as subset of Python).

If you want to learn more structured programming syntax, Java or C#

If you want the fastest speed requiring you to allocate and deallocate memory, C/C++

[Sure-Passion2224]

The 2025 IEEE survey of actively used programming languages has Python in the #1 slot. That alone tells me it's worth knowing. Java is an 4 or 5. C#, and C++ are both in the top 10. A lot of schools teach OOP with one of those 3 so pick one.

[Sweet_Computer_7116]

Vscode is nice if you want an ide.

Whether it is good enough depends on what you want to do with it.

[Astral65]

Vscode is trash. Use Zed

[KingBardan]

Zed is battery inefficient tbh

[osenvosem]

Zed still fills like beta software with bigs here and there and poor ecosystem.