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Why Learn Programming?
Programming is the skill of giving precise instructions to a computer so it can perform tasks for you. Learning to program:
- Helps you automate boring or repetitive work.
- Trains you to break big problems into smaller, solvable steps.
- Lets you create your own tools, games, websites, or data analyses.
- Gives you a way to “talk” to machines using a language they understand.
You do not need to be “good at math” to start programming. You mainly need curiosity, patience, and willingness to experiment and fix mistakes.
In this course, you’ll use Python, a beginner‑friendly programming language, to learn these ideas. In this first chapter, you’ll understand what programming is, what a computer program is, and how programming helps solve problems. You’ll even see your very first tiny Python program.
Later chapters will cover installing Python, using tools, and all the details of the language. Here, we stay at the big-picture level.