Thanks for the replies folks, great stuff.
Im heading back to night school in the fall. After about 4 semesters which would be Jan-Spring sometime next year I will be taking the course Intro to Java and after reading around.. Java may be a good 2nd or 3rd language, Im probably off base here.
Anyhow, Id like to learn a bit about Python before then and see how far I get within this time span.
Perl is also another mandatory course for the major im striving for and thats next year.
All these courses will be basic syntax stuff I guess. Nevertheless Id like to get one on my own to have a sort of step up so to speak.
As you can tell Im new here and will be frequenting this forum now and throughout the near future for advice and insight.
Thanks again.
Cheers