All about Python language
Python Introduction
What is Python?
Guido van Rossum created Python, a widely-used programming language, which was first released in 1991.
It is used for:
- web development (server-side),
- software development,
- mathematics,
- system scripting.
Why Python?
- Python is supported on a wide range of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc.
- The syntax of Python is simple and similar to that of English.
- Python has a syntax that, compared to other languages, enables programmers to create programs in fewer lines.
- Python is an interpreter-based programming language, meaning programs may be executed right away from the keyboard. As a result, prototyping may be finished rapidly.
- Python may be worked with in a procedural, object-oriented, or functional manner.
Python Syntax compared to other programming languages
- Python was created with readability in mind and has several characteristics of the English language, but with a mathematical bent.
- Python finishes a command with a new line, unlike other programming languages that frequently utilize parentheses or semicolons.
- Python defines scope—such as the scope of loops, functions, and classes—by indentation with whitespace. Curly brackets are frequently used in other computer languages for this reason.
What can Python do?
Python shares many traits with the English language, but with a mathematical bent, and was designed with readability in mind.
Unlike other programming languages that often use parentheses or semicolons, Python ends a command with a new line.
Python uses whitespace to indicate scope, including the scope of loops, functions, and classes. For this reason, curly brackets are often employed in different computer languages.
Good to know
- Python 3, the most recent major version, is what we will be utilizing in this course. Nevertheless, Python 2 is still fairly popular even though it only receives security updates.
- Python will be written in a text editor for this session. Python can be written in an IDE (Integrated Development Environment), such as Thonny, Pycharm, Netbeans, or Eclipse. These tools are especially helpful for organizing and managing bigger sets of Python files.
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