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Python Tutorial
Today, Python is one of the most popular programming languages. Although it is a general-purpose
language, it is used in various areas of applications such as Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence,
web development, IoT, and more.

This Python tutorial has been written for the beginners to help them understand the basic to advanced
concepts of Python Programming Language. After completing this tutorial, you will find yourself at a
great level of expertise in Python, from where you can take yourself to the next levels to become a world
class Software Engineer.

This Python tutorial is based on the latest Python 3.11.2 version.

What is Python?
Python is a very popular general-purpose interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, and high-level
programming language. Python is dynamically-typed and garbage-collected programming language. It
was created by Guido van Rossum during 1985- 1990. Like Perl, Python source code is also available
under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including Procedural, Object Oriented and
Functional programming language. Python design philosophy emphasizes code readability
with the use of significant indentation.

This tutorial gives a complete understanding of Python programming language, starting from basic
concepts to advanced concepts. This tutorial will take you through simple and practical approaches
while learning Python Programming language.

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Python Jobs
Today, Python is very high in demand, and all the major companies are looking for great Python
programmers to develop websites, software components, and applications or to work with data
science, AI, and ML technologies. When we are developing this tutorial in 2022, there is a high shortage
of Python programmers, where the market demands a greater number of Python programmers due to
its applications in machine learning, artificial intelligence, etc.

Today, a Python programmer with 3-5 years of experience is asking for around $150,000 in an in an
annual package, and this is the most demanding programming language in America. Though it can vary
depending on the location of the job. It's impossible to list all of the companies using Python, to name a
few big companies are:

Google
Intel

NASA
PayPal

Facebook
IBM

Amazon

Netflix

Pinterest
Uber

Many more...

So, you could be the next potential employee for any of these major companies. We have developed
great learning material for you to learn Python programming, which will help you prepare for the
technical interviews and certification exams based on Python. So, start learning Python using this
simple and effective tutorial from anywhere and anytime, absolutely at your pace.

Why to Learn Python?

Python is consistently rated as one of the world's most popular programming languages. Python is
fairly easy to learn, so if you are starting to learn any programming language, then Python could be your
great choice. Today, various schools, colleges, and universities are teaching Python as their primary
programming language. There are many other good reasons that make Python the top choice of any
programmer:

Python is open source, which means it's available free of cost.

Python is simple and so easy to learn.

Python is versatile and can be used to create many different things.

Python has powerful development libraries, including AI, ML, etc.

Python is much in demand and ensures a high salary.

Python is a MUST for students and working professionals to become great software engineers,
especially when they are working in the web development domain. I will list down some of the key
advantages of learning Python:

Python is Interpreted − Python is processed at runtime by the interpreter. You do not need to
compile your program before executing it. This is similar to PERL and PHP.

Python is Interactive − You can actually sit at a Python prompt and interact with the interpreter
directly to write your programs.

Python is Object-Oriented − Python supports Object-Oriented style or technique of

programming that encapsulates code within objects.

Python is a Beginner's Language − Python is a great language for the beginner-level

programmers and supports the development of a wide range of applications from simple text
processing to WWW browsers to games.

Python "Hello, World!"

To start with Python programming, the very basic program is to print "Hello, World!" You can use the
print() function. Below is an example of Python code to print "Hello, World!" −

Open Compiler

# Python code to print "Hello, World!"

print ("Hello, World!")

Python Online Compiler

Our Python programming tutorial provides various examples to explain different concepts. We have
provided Online Python Compiler/Interpreter. You can Edit and Execute almost all the examples directly
from your browser without the need to set up your development environment.

Try to click the icon to run the following Python code to print conventional "Hello, World!".

Below code box allows you to change the value of the code. Try to change the value inside
print() and run it again to verify the result.

Open Compiler
 # This is my first Python program.
# This will print 'Hello, World!' as the output

print ("Hello, World!");

Careers with Python

If you know Python nicely, then you have a great career ahead. Here are just a few of the career options
where Python is a key skill:

Game developer
Web designer

Python developer
Full-stack developer

Machine learning engineer

Data scientist

Data analyst
Data engineer

DevOps engineer
Software engineer

Many more other roles

Characteristics of Python
Following are important characteristics of Python Programming −

It supports functional and structured programming methods as well as OOP.

It can be used as a scripting language or can be compiled to byte-code for building large
applications.
It provides very high-level dynamic data types and supports dynamic type checking.

It supports automatic garbage collection.

It can be easily integrated with C, C++, COM, ActiveX, CORBA, and Java.

Applications of Python
Python is a general purpose programming language known for its readability. It is widely applied in
various fields.

In Data Science, Python libraries like Numpy, Pandas, and Matplotlib are used for data analysis
and visualization.
Python frameworks like Django, and Pyramid, make the development and deployment of Web
Applications easy.
This programming language also extends its applications to computer vision and image
processing.
It is also favored in many tasks like Automation, Job Scheduling, GUI development, etc.

Features of Python
The latest release of Python is 3.x. As mentioned before, Python is one of the most widely used
languages on the web. I'm going to list a few of them here:

Easy-to-learn − Python has few keywords, simple structure, and a clearly defined syntax. This
allows the student to pick up the language quickly.

Easy-to-read − Python code is more clearly defined and visible to the eyes.
Easy-to-maintain − Python's source code is fairly easy-to-maintain.

A broad standard library − Python's bulk of the library is very portable and cross-platform
compatible on UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh.

Interactive Mode − Python has support for an interactive mode that allows interactive testing
and debugging of snippets of code.

Portable − Python can run on a wide variety of hardware platforms and has the same interface
on all platforms.

Extendable − You can add low-level modules to the Python interpreter. These modules enable
programmers to add to or customize their tools to be more efficient.

Databases − Python provides interfaces to all major commercial databases.

GUI Programming − Python supports GUI applications that can be created and ported to many
system calls, libraries, and Windows systems, such as Windows MFC, Macintosh, and the X
Window system of Unix.

Scalable − Python provides a better structure and support for large programs than shell
scripting.

Python Reference
The complete function and method references −
 Python Complete Reference

Python Built-in Functions Reference

Python Modules Reference

Python Keywords Reference

Python Cheatsheet

Python Practice
Practice Python from the below-given links:

Python Quick Guide

Python Online Quiz

Python Interview Questions & Answers

Download Python
You can download Python from its official website: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Target Audience
This tutorial has been prepared for the beginners to help them understand the basics to advanced
concepts of Python programming language. After completing this tutorial, you will find yourself at a
great level of expertise in Python programming, from where you can take yourself to the next levels.

Prerequisites
Although it is a beginners tutorial, we assume that the readers have a reasonable exposure to any
programming environment and knowledge of basic concepts such as variables, commands, syntax, etc.

Python Questions & Answers

You can explore a set of Python Questions and Answers at Python Questions & Answers