Python v. Scheme

I'm taking prog I in the fall, it's Python-based. Would I be well-served to start SICP and learn Scheme in the meantime? Also what's with the anti-lisp-itry, I haven't been on /prog/ in a couple weeks and when I left no one was declaring lisp a cancer.

are you aware of the concept of trolls trolling trolls?

anyway, Python isn't a good beginner language. Scheme and C are undoubtedly the first languages you should learn.

Python is mostly geared toward programmers who have certain techniques they like. The design of Python is very "me too!" which isn't really helpful for someone who doesn't have any ingrained habits of thinking about programs yet.

At the same time, C and Scheme will make you form some really powerful habits of thinking.