Python

From Wikipedia

Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python's syntax allows programmers to express concepts in fewer lines of code than would be possible in languages such as C and the language provides constructs intended to enable clear programs on both a small and large scale.

Python Course for the Humanities

Folgert Karsdorp and Maarten van Gompel made an extensive Python course for the Humanities, presented at the Nijmegen spring school in 2013. The course assumes no prior knowledge and can be done online as well: See http://fbkarsdorp.github.io/python-course/