1.7) Is It Easy To Learn?

If you’re now convinced that Python is for you, you may be wondering how much effort it will be to learn it.
Good news again, it’s pretty easy compared to some of the software and languages mentioned above.

• It’s a piece of cake compared to the struggle of learning R
• It’s quicker to pick up than Fortran and other programming languages
• It’s far less obscure than bash and other scripting languages, and much more flexible and powerful than Excel or Sigmaplot
• Help is easy to find on the web
• It’s free