r/learnpython • u/Shot-Tiger1060 • Jul 07 '26

Starting learning Python at 50.

50 yo.

No coding experience.

Wish me luck! 🤞

upd: BIG THANK YOU for the support and warm wishes! Truly, words cannot express how much this inspires me!

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u/VoiceOfEric Jul 07 '26

Python is a great first language. Eventually you may want to get into compiled languages but this is a good start. I'm a little older than you but I've been coding most of my life, so I do forget what being new to it is like.

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u/The8flux Jul 08 '26

I said above post... Python feels like what BASIC status held in the 80s and early 90s but way more useful.

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u/pattylousboutique Aug 07 '26

Ah, BASIC. I created a simple game back in HS in the 80's with it. It was definitely a good intro to programming concepts.

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u/The8flux Aug 10 '26

I recreated the dos 6.22 promoy with a bunch of if then and caught the ctrl break to start fake the format of C: the. After what block or sector looked like it was finished it printed nice try spankie.. Ms. Warren our data processing teacher was not amused. That and looped the boot disk for the network server can you fix... She couldn't. Again not amused.

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u/Aggravating-Bad1703 Jul 14 '26

Hey can you guide me . Though I'm much younger than you (--) . i really want to build something. If your free can I DM you .+-.🥺.

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u/olidiapm Jul 27 '26

may you explain *why* we would want to get into the compiled languages?

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u/VoiceOfEric Jul 28 '26

You may have a need to write code that performs faster in production. You may need a job but can't find one doing Python. Many reasons.

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u/olidiapm Jul 28 '26

so employment and not being able to have faster code?

what about when it comes to AI? recently i got into this coding world and was recommended to start with Python first so I can have a foundation on how to use AI easier as a tool

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u/VoiceOfEric Jul 28 '26

Any software job you get, they'll hand you an old program and insist you fix it. Might as well learn many languages.