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by aidenn0 1082 days ago
> It's not (just) that python is "easier" to learn than python (which I dispute - lisp is as easy to learn as a first language as any other. Depending on the language it may be a difficult second language though). The world had also changed radically since it was introduced into the curriculum:

A lot of texts will use pseudo-code and it is (from my experience) easier for beginner programmers to see the relation between pseudo-code and Python than for many other languages.
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lproven 1081 days ago
> python is "easier" to learn than python

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aidenn0 1081 days ago
That was quoted from GP; presumably they meant "easier to learn than scheme"
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lproven 1081 days ago
Aha, ISWYM. Thanks.
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melagonster 1081 days ago
yes, this actually is the most important advantage of python: python can equal to pseudo code. but new function of python reduced this advantage.
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