The Python programming language?

Question

Before learning the python programming language, is it important to memorize Python programming keywords?
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Answer 1

No.

Without knowing how to program, the keywords will be meaningless to you.

Rote memorization in programming is a figurative death sentence. If you can only learn by memorizing, anyone who hires you will regret it - programming takes creativity and logic; independence.



So my advice to you is just go ahead and learn the language. As you come across keywords in code, you should see what they mean, if you do not know.

Programming languages, especially Python, are designed with clarity and readability in mind. It's kind of obvious what the "if" keyword is, for example.

Answer 2

The number of keywords that there are in Python in comparison to the number of builtins, modules in the standard library, functions and classes in those modules, and a great array of thirdparty packages and modules, is very small.



I would suggest keeping just a glossary of keywords and builtins with short descriptions that you can very quickly refer to. This will help speed up the process of learning just a little, but more useful for the builtins.



As they appear to you now, they're just a bunch of commands or words. When you learn it they're no longer just words or commands but they have a kind structure. The keyword while or for is at first a "command" for making a while or for loop. Later on you will see them as being part of a while or for statement with a conditional and a body and an optional else clause. You'll also see they come from the same family of controls structures called loops, and so on.

Answer 3

Not really, just learn the language. Once you know one language such as C , Visual Basic etc. You'll know all included Python, but Python always the first language for beginner. When I learned Python I just read a book and write some simple program and the code stuck in my head.

Answer 4

Yes .