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You can learn the Python language on any OS - but macOS and Linux are much friendlier environments for Python development.

If you really want Windows, the new WSL 2 (Window Subsystem for Linux) is actually pretty decent for coding in Linux VMs on a Windows machine and integrates smoothly with VS Code.

Python is a great first language. For something fun and interactive, I would buy a BBC micro:bit as well. The amount of functionality on this $28 board is astounding. It has a simple web-based editor to code and upload programs (it's literally designed for 12-year-olds), there are lots of resources and you can code in either blocks, Python or JavaScript.