[vo2maxer]

If you already own a computer with the Windows OS, I don’t see a reason why you shouldn’t start learning Python on it. Anaconda is a great open-source distribution with lots of goodies. Also you can set up a VM with whatever Linux distro you fancy and run with it. Windows 10 itself comes with the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). I hope this helps.

[Gibbon1]

He can also use C#/.net under Windows. As far as learning curves go it's pretty big bang for the buck. Because the tools basically just work.