On your first paragraph, I agree completely. As a relatively new programmer this was what made me adore Python. On your second paragraph, I disagree. HTML does

On your first paragraph, I agree completely. As a relatively new programmer this was what made me adore Python. On your second paragraph, I disagree. HTML doesn't have the immediate feedback of "I can write something that makes my life better" in the same way that, for example, Python does. Python lets you write something you can use for your benefit six months in. Something that will actually save you significant amounts of time in some cases. There is a power and a promise there that I don't see being matched in HTML. HTML is made firstly for others to view on browsers, while the first Python script you write can be done just to make your life easier. "Scratch your own itch." For your third paragraph, I am again in complete agreement as a relatively new(2nd year in high school) programmer.