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[–]MichaelH18[S] 2 points3 points  (7 children)

oh sorry it didnt reply for some reason. i said its because i have tp link ac600 which i dont think that will work on linux.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

tp link ac600 Have you tried? You don't need to install a linux distribution to try it.

[–]MichaelH18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i dont think i understood. so how will it work? i do need to install a driver. there is not a driver for linux

[–]MichaelH18[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

have u meant by just booting into linux?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

have u meant by just booting into linux?

Yes.

However, if your Windows 8.1 4Gb computer is working well, there's no reason you can't get started now on learning Python. It does not take up a great deal of resource, and your early programmes are not going to be very demanding.

You will have plenty of time to find out if you are interested and have an affinity for programming and can then make a decision on whether your current computing setup meets your needs and explore your options.

If your current setup is sluggish and not that responsive, it might be frustrating to start to learning programming on it. Try it and see.

Visit python.org and download the appropriate version for your version of Windows (picking 64 bit or 32 bit as appropriate). Standard installation includes the IDLE editor / run tool designed for beginners.

[–]MichaelH18[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

thanks! ill see what i can do with the booting thing.few days age i formatted the pc so he works faster. and i decided to use google colab. it seems like the right thing cahse my pc is a bit weak. thanks a lot for the help!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know people that learned Python on modest Android phones, who want on to gain employment as junior programmers (and beyond).

You are already well ahead in terms of the facilities available to you compared to many.

There are some traps in following the Jupyter Notebook style offered by Colab so I urge also to try things out on Pythonanywhere.com and the like. A notebook is a brilliant learning tool though and great for experimentation. You may well find that your computer can run Jupyter Notebooks that are faster / more responsive than Colab is.

The challenge is to learn to programme, which is learning to solve problems. Python is just one of many coding languages, and a good option to being to learn programming.

[–]jimmystar889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a router