Would learning python make C++ easier to learn?

Sep 13, 2013 at 8:22pm
Well i want to learn both python and C++.
I started C++ already. But i heard the first language you learn is always more difficult.
But also python is relatively easier. Would learning python first make it easier for me to learn c++?

Would it give me a better morale? And more motivation towards learning C++?

@Kbw Yeah i know. I mean would it set me on a pathway to learn C++ proper.
I am currently in the University, I am taking a Cisco and D-Link extra courses also. SO you see i dont have enough free time to learn. I recently accepted my fate that C++ is a large language and would require more time to learn. I have two years to finish Uni and if i spend so much time on a programming language not in my scheme, i wont have enough time for my final year project and exams.

I pick Python because it is next language on my list, easier and requires less time.
Last edited on Sep 13, 2013 at 8:29pm
Sep 13, 2013 at 8:25pm
It would help with implementing object designs, but really, to program, you need to have some kind of design somewhere (on paper, in a modelling tool or in your head).

But there's much more to C++ than implementing object models. If you want to become proficient in C++, there's no substitute for using it.
Last edited on Sep 13, 2013 at 10:50pm
Sep 13, 2013 at 8:29pm
Yeah i know. I mean would it set me on a pathway to learn C++ proper.
I am currently in the University, I am taking a Cisco and D-Link extra courses also. SO you see i dont have enough free time to learn. I recently accepted my fate that C++ is a large language and would require more time to learn. I have two years to finish Uni and if i spend so much time on a programming language not in my scheme, i wont have enough time for my final year project and exams.

I pick Python because it is next language on my list, easier and requires less time.
Sep 13, 2013 at 10:10pm
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Don't pay attention to bc87. He/she has been trolling a lot today.

EDIT: @Lumpkin I did.
Last edited on Sep 13, 2013 at 10:19pm
Sep 13, 2013 at 10:14pm
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If he trolls, just report his posts.
Sep 14, 2013 at 4:19am
> Would learning python first make it easier for me to learn c++?

No, not by a substantial distance.


> Would it give me a better morale?

By learning Python, you will discover that there are many more different ways of looking at a problem, discover techniques that can change the way you write code.

You would become a better C++ programmer for having learnt Python, than if you had spent the same amount of time learning, say, Java or C# and an assortment of libraries.
Sep 14, 2013 at 1:06pm
Learning python first will help you be familiar with things like loops, classes, if statements. Maybe some data structures like stack or queue.

I don't think it will help you deal with things like pointers and some other particular features of c++.
Last edited on Sep 14, 2013 at 1:07pm
Sep 17, 2013 at 1:19pm
It could, help you understand code. But would not help in learning c++
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