c or python?(beginner)

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i am having trouble solving questions in c
as of now i have only solved 3 questions

  • life, universe and everything
  • enormous input test
  • yet another number problem
    (each question took me around 4 hours to solve)
    my friends are suggesting me to shift to python, should i follow their advice?

PS- BASIC CONCEPTS LIKE LOOPS, RECURSION AND ARRAYS ARE CLEAR TO ME.

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It is not a matter of language , it is rather a matter of concept . Language doesnot matter a lot . Sometimes the same implementation (as that of C ) in python gives TLE . Python is very slow but easy to learn language .You can learn any whichever you want .
And donot panic everyone face these kind of problems initially .

Happy code !!!

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If you already know basics of C there is no need for you to shift to python. And if you are learning any programming language for first time then it is your choice. Personally I have more affinity towards C/C++. Learn different algorithms to solve problems. And learn to implement them in your language(your choice).
Enjoy coding!!!

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Language is not important they are just bunch of syntaxes what mainly matters is Problem solving skills and algorithms. But i preffer you C it gives you indepth knowlege .
------------------->Happy Coding<-----------------------------------

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Actually C is fast and Python is powerful language…!!

And i am sorry i do not agree that language do not matters, language do matters a lot but it is secondary, primary target should be algorithms and then language is matter of syntax. But the reason for which i am saying that language do matters are the in build functions associated with those languages for example

–> you cannot store number > 10^18 in c or c++ but python can store it.

–> It is very easy to code in python as beginner.

–> There are lot many in-build functions in python which can help during contest.

but but the problem is you cannot learn anything if you’ll use in-build functions because until and unless one know the implementation of a logic he/she cannot say that he’s a good coder, it will definitely help to increase score but will prevent from gaining knowledge…

And main thing is that you cannot use Python n ICPC…

So i would prefer if you are a beginner learn python, try to implement it and when you’ll be confident enough to solve problems try to shift on C or C++.

EDIT: btw i would like to add something, if you’ll use python you’ll automatically try to shift on C or C++ because Python is 3x slower than C and believe me it matters a lot in competitive programming!!

:slight_smile:

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Well if you start with C,then learning any other programming language wont take time. python is easy to learn.
C is very powerful as compared to python. I know both c and python. I would prefer you to start with c and not with python. It may take more time for learning and practicing with C.

In most programming competition python is not allowed but c is allowed everywhere - IOI , ICPC etc.

Since you know the basics of C no need to shift to python.

Enjoy it!!!

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better read both