Fear of making the wrong choice, advice needed

I think you should code in a language you enjoy. If Python seems fun, then stick with Python. If you become a good programmer, you should be able to find work no matter which language you choose.

Also, it's harder to learn to program than it is to learn a language. You are currently learning to program, you will find it much easier to learn your next language (and if you stick to programming, you will learn more languages... this will just be your first).

I would stick with Python, have fun and look for jobs when you're ready. A lot of people have opinions on a lot of things, just keep going. Constantly changing won't get you anywhere.

I know most people would probably call this a bad advice, but if the reason you want to start to learn programming is to develop websites, PHP would be the easiest way for you to start with, and really, when PHP starts being a 'bad' language for developing websites for you, you should be able to learn and switch to other language easily. But, if you just looked at web development as a starting point and plan to dive deeper in programming, Python is a great choice. It is a language that is widely used in many fields, not to mention the community support it has..

What I suggest you is to not learn a language, but instead learn to code. That is the hard part. Learning how to say something is easy, learning what to say, is hard. Each language has it's features, use case, pros and cons. But when you know what you want to achieve, learning a new language is something relatively easy. If you choose to learn something and stick with it you will only find the jobs for that. If you learn how to think, a language will no longer be a problem.

This is not an easy thing to do considering you are a beginner. But I strongly suggest you to go for it. Lear something from python or c# or php and then mix it. PHP is good because you can then mix it with html javascript & css to create a complete set of web skills. C# might be good to learn about classes types and other things. Each language has it perks. Learn a mindset and you will unlock them all.

I also suggest you to spend more time coding than reading books. Avoid videos, huge waste of time. Doing things, making mistakes and trying to understand how things works will teach you faster than anything.

Good luck.

If there is a group of companies that you would like to work for, you could learn the programming language that those companies use. That could be less risky in order to get a job with them.

Another option for getting job experience as a beginner would be to do small freelance work available from a site like freelance.com or odesk.com (or a similar European site). The barrier to entry may be lower as someone doesn't have to hire you for a full-time position to do some paid programming. You could learn a programming language that matches the needs of jobs available on those sites that you are interested in.

I think if you can execute & build out your ideas - it doesn't matter what language they're written in - you have a valuable skill.

Whatever your first language is it will be the hardest, after that, the learning curve isn't as steep. Transitioning to another language is simpler because you're already familiar with the concepts.

Don't get caught up in looking over your shoulder at what else you could be learning. Get caught up in having fun, building & accomplishing something great.