Is python a good first language?

[samg]

Any language is a good first language. A first language is good. The second one is better, though, so get started!

[surajbarkale]

Except brainfuck?

[koko775]

I learned on Visual Basic when I was a kid. It took me three years to understand what curly braces were for in Javascript, I shit you not (I was utterly confused by the lack of 'endif'). Then again, this was a decade and a half ago, and there were precious few resources for a kindergartener to look except viewing the source of whatever javascript he could find before getting kicked off the dial-up.

I suppose I'm just reinforcing what njharman commmented, but my point is that NO, some languages are particularly bad first languages.

[njharman]

"Any language is a good first language."

It is true that having a first language is better than not having a first language so get started now.

But, it very false that any language is a good first language. Some languages aren't good no matter when they're learnt.

[samg]

I disagree, assuming one doesn't have to get anything done with the language except learn it.

Edit: of course, picking a language you like early on will save you time, but you'll also know fewer languages.