Learning Python and Sage - Advice Appreciated

[murray92]

I have no backbround in programming or science/mathematics software, but time and desire to learn...

is learning
Phyton and Sage a good idea?

Advice appreciated!

 

[Mark44]

Do you mean Python? Haven't heard of Sage.

 

[murray92]

Sage is a open source alternative to matheamtica etc.

http://www.sagemath.org/

Early today (well yesterday ... in GMT+1) I read th blog of the guy that is the main developer behind it, can't find it now though

 

[implicitnone]

Learning Python and SAGE is a very good way of "STARTING". For more complicated business you will need more but Python and SAGE are pretty cool stuff to start with.

 

[murray92]

Oh thanks for your reply!