I remember when I first started in computers the most common question (after can you fix my computer?) was "What is the best language to learn?"

Even as a C/C++ programmer I never felt comfortable suggestion a n00b start on such languages. Delphi/Pascal came to mind but wasn't as readily available.

Finally, I am comfortable making a recommendation. And like all my opinions, these are well reasoned, clearly thought out, and obviously 100% correct, and if you disagree, you are probably wrong about other things too :)

So my current answer is Python.

I am open to opinions and experiences. Discussion anyone?