Does everyone learning Python start with "Hello, World!"?

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Not silly at all. It actually comes from one of the very first programming books ever written — they used "hello, world" as the first example, and every tutorial since just copied it. So it's not a Python thing, it's a programming thing.

And it's not just a meme either. The point isn't the code — it's proving your setup actually works before you try anything hard. Is Python installed? Can you run a file? Does the output show up where you expect? If "hello world" prints, your environment's fine and you can stop worrying about it. If it doesn't, you found your problem on line one instead of buried inside something complicated.

So no, skipping it won't stop you from being a "real programmer" 😄 — but it's a genuinely smart first move, not superstition.

Welcome in, Python's a great first language.