I would pick a third option, learn C or C++, but don't limit yourself to one language. At uni we covered several languages (Haskell, C, Java, assembly) with some overlap, every time we started a new one it felt like we were progressing faster.
I think being exposed to a low level language and having to work through some of the pain is worth the effort, but new programmers shouldn't be stuck with that until they've mastered the language. I'd say do enough with memory management and pointers so you can appreciate an "easier" language like Python.
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I would pick a third option, learn C or C++, but don't limit yourself to one language. At uni we covered several languages (Haskell, C, Java, assembly) with some overlap, every time we started a new one it felt like we were progressing faster.
I think being exposed to a low level language and having to work through some of the pain is worth the effort, but new programmers shouldn't be stuck with that until they've mastered the language. I'd say do enough with memory management and pointers so you can appreciate an "easier" language like Python.