Python, a general purpose scripting language. Meaning it can be used to build pretty much anything. From desktop applications and websites, to video games and machine learning algorithms. All of this is made easy and simple because of Python's massive amount of built-in and user-created libraries.
Python was first released in 1991 by Guido Van Rossam, and ever since then it's been subject to constant technological improvements. Python is revered for it's readability even to the non-programmer. The syntax makes use of white-spaces rather than favoring curly-brackets '{}' that other lower level languages seem to hold so close to their hearts. The readability is why new programmers and old flock to Python. It's just so darn easy to understand, and even easier to pick up. Someone with no experience can easily follow along with a ebook, or a youtube video and pick up the core concepts with ease. (See Below for a FREE Ebook that helped me learn).
Even just reading some of the core philosophies related to Python can provide some assurance that this is the programming language of the people, and for anybody who-so chooses to give it a go.
All of the above reasons mentioned reasons are good enough, but if you're seriously thinking about wanting to learn a programming language. Do some research. I think you'll find Python is the way to go.
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