C++ or Python? Which One to Begin with: A Learner's Perspective

Programming is pivotal to the field of Computing. C++ and Java have long been choice for an introductory programming course. Off late the trend has been to adopt Python as an introductory programming language for various reasons. In this paper we present results of a study on comparison of C++ and Python as an introductory programming language. Results indicate that due to its simpler, pseudocodish syntax, easy to learn environment and higher abstraction more student choose Python as an introductory programming language compared to C++.