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Key Difference Between C and Python

The document compares C and Python programming languages. C is a compiled, structured programming language used mainly for hardware applications, while Python is an interpreted, object-oriented general purpose language. Some key differences are that C requires manual memory management while Python has garbage collection, C code executes faster but Python has more built-in functions and is easier to implement data structures in. The conclusion recommends using Python for ease of development in machine learning and web applications, and C for performance critical and low-level applications like operating systems.

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Key Difference Between C and Python

The document compares C and Python programming languages. C is a compiled, structured programming language used mainly for hardware applications, while Python is an interpreted, object-oriented general purpose language. Some key differences are that C requires manual memory management while Python has garbage collection, C code executes faster but Python has more built-in functions and is easier to implement data structures in. The conclusion recommends using Python for ease of development in machine learning and web applications, and C for performance critical and low-level applications like operating systems.

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Difference Between C and Python

The main difference between C and Python is that, C is a structure oriented

programming language while Python is an object oriented programming language. In

general, C is used for developing hardware operable applications, and python is used as

a general purpose programming language. C language is run under a compiler, python

on the other hand is run under an interpreter. Python has fully formed built-in and pre-

defined library functions, but C has only few built-in functions. Python is easy to learn

and implement, whereas C needs deeper understanding to program and implement.

Key Difference Between C and Python

Both C vs Python are popular choices in the market; let us discuss some of the major

difference:

 C is a foundation of python.

 Both C vs python can be used in multithreading.

 As python is object-oriented, it has its own garbage collector whereas in C user

has to manage memory on his own.

 C has compiled language. The complete source code is converted into a machine

language which is easier for a computer to understand. Python on the other hand
is interpreted. The interpreter reads each statement line by line. This makes

python slower compared to C.

 The use of for loop syntax is totally different in python. Variable doesn’t need to

be incremented manually.

C vs Python Comparison Table


Below is the top comparison

C Python

C is mainly used for hardware related Python is general purpose programming

applications. language.

Follows an imperative programming model. Follows object-oriented programming

language

Pointers available in C. No pointers functionality available.

C is compiled. Python is interpreted.

A limited number of built-in functions. Large library of built-in functions.


Code execution is faster than python. Slower compared to C as python has garbage

collection.

Implementing data structures required its Gives ease of implementing data structures

functions to be explicitly implemented. with built-in insert, append functions.

It is compulsory to declare the variable type No need to declare a type of variable.

in C.

C program syntax is harder than python. Python programs are easier to learn, write

and read.

In line, an assignment is allowed. In line, assignment gives an error. E.g. a=5

gives an error in python.

Conclusion
A tough question arises as to when to use python and when to user C. C vs Python

languages are similar yet have many key differences. These languages are useful

languages to develop various applications. The difference both is that python is a multi-

paradigm language and C is a structured programming language. Python is a general-

purpose language that is used for machine learning, natural language processing, web

development and many more. C is mainly used for hardware-related application

development such as operating systems, network drivers.


Before deciding on particular language keep in mind following things

 Ease of development: – python has very fewer keywords and more free English

language syntax whereas C is far more difficult to write and maintain. Hence if

you want an easy development process go for python.

 Performance: – Python is much slower than C as python takes significant CPU

time for interpretation.

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