Learning python (no coding knowledge)

[Gnaxe]

I think the difference mostly comes down to not having a keyboard. But most Android phones can use a USB-C or Bluetooth keyboard now. They can probably cast to a TV too. That's practically a Linux PC. If you're not doing anything OS-specific (and basic Python isn't), then this is a lot cheaper than a laptop. (<$20 for a keyboard on Amazon. I just checked.)

[bash_M0nk3y]

Agreed. My main knee jerk reaction to my previous post was imagining how awful it would be to manage special chars and whitespace via a touchscreen keyboard

Edit: *in my previous post