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Should I learn programming? Which programming language I should learn?

This post is for those, who are not familiar with any programming language and confused whether they should learn one or not?

Simple answer for this question is big YES! You will find detailed answer at the end of the page.

Now, another question arise here, Which programming language I should learn?

Choosing one programming language has become very difficult. Many options are available and at one glance all looks cool. But I myself rounded up on the Python.
Now why? Why not C, C#, C++, Ruby and list goes on.

Python is very easy to learn. This is the biggest advantage of it. And it is working in favor of them. You can find detailed data about various programming language users, it’s ranking and all here.


What can I do with python?

I have renamed multiple files using it, merged many pdfs and moved files to specific folders based on defined criteria. I even downloaded multiple files, (92 to be specific) which were on different pages on the same website using python. All it took, 1 month to learn this. Python is also used to create websites, doing scientific calculations and many more.

Python is general purpose language and many tools are available for it.

Tools for programming? Yes, because many tasks requires serious programming and need too much 
effort. But, there are thousands of developers, and many of them are working make things simple. So, you will find already written programs which will make your stuff easy and you can solve your problem with few lines of code.

Example: Working with pdf. PDF are very difficult to work with. But you can install PyPDF2 within python and you can edit and merge pdf, you can find data in specific format or which fulfil specific criteria, that too in few lines of code. Without using a licenced adobe PDF maker or other paid software.

This is true for web scrapping as well. You can find data of files and download those automatically using python. I create a script which can, do repetitive clicking and input data. So, if I have to do a task which requires continuous clicking, or data input in specific field, all I have to do is, just give these information, like where to click and when and what to write in text box. Program will run this cycle continuously unit I stop it or for specified time.

Same way you can work with excel files and other files. Many program use same syntax, used by python, in their API. You will be able write script for those programs easier after learning python.
Many applications, comes with their own API/macro but learning it for all software is not easy. Python works with all major file formats directly or indirectly.

You can download python from here.

To learn, you will find hundreds of resources free of charge. I will suggest you to find a course on udemy and buy a book for future reference/ I will suggest this book.



Now, back to the answer of first question.
Most of us, use different application to perform various tasks. Sometimes these apps, makes it very 
easy for us to do cumbersome tasks. But still you will find something missing in each application.
Problems can be unique and you may not find a solution or a ‘Free solution’ for your problem. Programming can solve it. As all software/Applications we are using are programmed in one or another language. Learning one language will also make you slightly more comfortable with all other programming languages. Starting up with an easy language is good choice.

Good Luck ! 
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