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What is Python?
Python is a popular programming language. It
was created by Guido van Rossum, and
released in 1991.

It is used for:

web development (server-side),

software development,
mathematics,
system scripting.

What can Python do?

Python can be used on a server to create
web applications.
Python can be used alongside software to
create workflows.
Python can connect to database systems.
It can also read and modify files.
Python can be used to handle big data
and perform complex mathematics.
Python can be used for rapid prototyping,
or for production-ready software
development.

Why Python?
Python works on different platforms
(Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
Python has a simple syntax similar to the
English language.
Python has syntax that allows developers
to write programs with fewer lines than
some other programming languages.
Python runs on an interpreter system,
meaning that code can be executed as
soon as it is written. This means that
prototyping can be very quick.
Python can be treated in a procedural
way, an object-oriented way or a
functional way.

Good to know
The most recent major version of Python
is Python 3, which we shall be using in
this tutorial. However, Python 2, although
not being updated with anything other
than security updates, is still quite
popular.
In this tutorial Python will be written in a
text editor. It is possible to write Python
in an Integrated Development
Environment, such as Thonny, Pycharm,
Netbeans or Eclipse which are particularly
useful when managing larger collections
of Python files.

Python Syntax compared to other

programming languages
Python was designed for readability, and
has some similarities to the English
language with influence from
mathematics.
Python uses new lines to complete a
command, as opposed to other
programming languages which often use
semicolons or parentheses.
Python relies on indentation, using
whitespace, to define scope; such as the
scope of loops, functions and classes.
Other programming languages often use
curly-brackets for this purpose.

Example

print("Hello, World!")

Try it Yourself »

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