is it really necessasry to have knowledge of java before learning python ???

Question

actually i am all newbie to python and starting the course soon. so one of my friend suggested to learn java before starting with python as prerequisite. so plz suggest

Answer 1

No bro , I have start only with python .
Java and python both are different languages
Java is class based language i.e. just for adding two variables you need to create a class
Whereas in python , just type a+b😉 and they will be added.
So python is very much different and easy
It's syntax is very easy and it is also becoming the most popular language of the world.
And even I recommend many beginners to start with python.
Thanks

Answer 2

Not at all! You need only be familiar with English. If you know English, you also know python.

Answer 3

Hmm, I did not. So, you don't need it. But knowing more is always better. 8)

Answer 4

I have no clue of Java and actually am actively evading it.

Never stopped me from writing Python.

You don't need to know Latin in order to learn Spanish.

Answer 5

no,
but if you are planning to learn both languages, with Java as the first then you will less scold ( like "wtf how can I programming without global variables ?") ..

Answer 6

No man.
If you want to learn one of these, i suggest to start learn python.
Becouse the semantic of the code is more simple, easy to understand and you can code with less lines of code.
Otherside, Java is more complex.

Answer 7

thankyou guys HonFu Prince PS Hans D
i even heard that python can help with machine learning and ai ...

yhanks for suggestions

Answer 8

No , I think you must know python first !, Becuase python is only a trending language that you can do anything. From web to app development , from AI to Robotics , etc!

Answer 9

Java is very strict with syntax and punishes you cruelly when you forget a semicolon or use a wrong type declaration.
Python is dynamically typed therefore more forgiving, but that can also be a potential source of errors.
Java is strictly object-oriented, but in python you have a wide choice of programming styles available, whether imperative, procedural, functional or OOP, it is up to you which one you use.

On the whole, learning Java can give you a lot of discipline when you design your data types and code structures - same is not enforced by python so if you don't care much and dont follow PEP guidelines, you can easily develop very bad coding practices.

Answer 10

No need of it , thought it will be a plus point though if you know java already.

Answer 11

No its not necessary to learn java before learning python ...
But for easily understanding the code we need to learn java ...
As in python we get many function inbuilt so we don't know what actually done ...so for understanding the concept we need java

Answer 12

Another reason to start learning python is the growth of it acording the link below

https://stackoverflow.blog/2017/09/06/incredible-growth-python/