Why are there so many programming languages? What for ?

Question

So I started learning programming not long ago , I started with python, it was a random pick idk anything about it but so far I love it it's so much fun,.....but what is it even used for ? So far I have only learned basics and stuff like if,and,or,lists,booleans,etc but all it does is making something appear in the output....what is the purpose of this language, and why are there so many other languages? What for ? How many languages should I learn?what can I do with them? Can I work ?

Answer 1

For python, it is mostly used in data science and web development (server side).
Because of python's simple syntax it is a widely used by programmers.

There is so many languages (C, Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.). It is because every programming language has it's own capabilities to perform a task.

C is used to create computer programs, used in cloud computing, os development, to create compilers etc.

Whereas, Java for Android apps,
Python as mentioned above, Javascript for web development (both server side and client side).

[ C is faster than Python, but Python is easier and has more readable code than C ]

Firstly, You should learn Python as beginner and then switch to other languages (I always recommend Javascript).
You should start with a programming language, learn it, parctise it, work with it.
Make small projects.

Don't switch to a language, learn other as well.

Hope it may help you.

Answer 2

Some languages are for website development, some are for application development and also, there are many more languages used in backend, cybersecurity and data science.