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Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s and officially released in 1991, with the current version being Python 3.x. Key milestones include the release of Python 2.0 in 2000, the introduction of Python 3.0 in 2008, and the discontinuation of Python 2 in 2020. The document also covers essential tools for web development, basic variable usage, and the print function in Python.

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Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s and officially released in 1991, with the current version being Python 3.x. Key milestones include the release of Python 2.0 in 2000, the introduction of Python 3.0 in 2008, and the discontinuation of Python 2 in 2020. The document also covers essential tools for web development, basic variable usage, and the print function in Python.

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🐍 Python History

Creator: Guido van Rossum


Year Created: Late 1980s – Officially released in 1991
Current Version (as of 2025): Python 3.x

🔹 Key Milestones:

 1991: Python 0.9.0 released – included functions, exceptions, classes

 2000: Python 2.0 – introduced list comprehensions, garbage collection

 2008: Python 3.0 – not backward compatible; modern syntax

 2020: Python 2 officially discontinued (Jan 1, 2020)

 2023+: Python 3.11 and newer – focus on speed, typing, concurrency

🔹 Why is it called "Python"?

Guido named it after the British comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus", not the snake 🐍.

🔧 Tools Commonly Used in Python Web Development:

 HTML/CSS/JavaScript – for front-end integration

 Jinja2 – templating engine (used in Flask)

 SQLAlchemy – ORM for databases

 Gunicorn/Uvicorn – servers to deploy Python apps

 Docker – for containerization

 Heroku, AWS, Vercel – for deployment

🐍 Getting Started with Python

✅ 1. Install Python

 🔗 Download: https://www.python.org/downloads

 ✅ Make sure to check "Add Python to PATH" during installation.

You can verify it by running:

bash

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python --version

2. Write Your First Python Code

👉 Using the Terminal/Command Prompt:

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python

Then type:

python

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print("Hello, World!")

👉 Using a File:

Create a file called hello.py:

python

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print("Hello, World!")

Run it:

bash

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python hello.py

🧰 3. Choose a Code Editor / IDE

Tool Best For

VS Code Beginners & pros (extensions)

PyCharm Full-featured Python IDE

Thonny Great for beginners


Tool Best For

Jupyter Data science and notebooks

🟦 Variables in Python

✅ What is a Variable?

A variable is a name that stores a value. It's like a container in memory.

✨ Creating Variables

# Assigning values to variables

x=5 # integer

name = "Maria" # string

price = 9.99 # float

is_valid = True # boolean

 No need to declare the data type — Python is dynamically typed.

 Use = to assign values.

1.💬 Naming Rules for Variables

 Must start with a letter or _ (underscore)

 Can contain letters, numbers, and underscores

 Case-sensitive: Name and name are different

 Avoid using Python reserved words (like class, for, if)

 Python automatically detects the type.


🧠 Examples

# Example 1

a = 10

b = 20

c=a+b

print("Sum:", c)

Output: Sum: 30

# Example 2

user = "Alice"

age = 23

print(user, "is", age, "years old.")

Output: Alice is 23 years old.

2.🔁 Reassigning Variables

You can change the value at any time:

x = 10

x = "Ten"

print(x) # Output: Ten (type changed to string)

Python is dynamically typed, so variables can hold any type of value at different times.

3. 🧠 Multiple Assignments

You can assign multiple variables in one line:

a, b, c = 1, 2, 3
print(a, b, c)

# Assign same value to multiple variables

x = y = z = 100

MY PRACTICE:

OUTPUT:
print() Function in Python — Focus on sep and end

🔸 1. sep — Separator Between Items

By default, print() separates multiple arguments with a space.

✅ Syntax:

print(item1, item2, ..., sep="separator")

🔍 Examples:

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print("A", "B", "C") # Default: A B C

print("A", "B", "C", sep="-") # Output: A-B-C

print("Python", "Rocks", sep="💥") # Output: Python💥Rocks

🔸 2. end — What to Print at the End

By default, print() ends with a newline (\n), which moves the output to the next line.

✅ Syntax:

print("message", end="ending string")

🔍 Examples:

print("Loading", end="...") # Output: Loading...

print("Done!") # Output continues from above

# Full output: Loading...Done!

✅ Combined Example:

print("A", "B", sep=":", end=" --> ")

print("C")
# Output: A:B --> C

🔎 Why Use sep and end?

Parameter Use Case

sep Formatting output cleanly (e.g., CSV, logs)

end Controlling flow of printed lines (e.g., progress display)

🧪 Quick Practice:

What will this print?

print("1", "2", "3", sep="-", end="|")

print("Go")

💬 Answer:1-2-3|Go
Hard Challenge 1

for i in range(3):

print("Row", i, sep=":", end=" | ")

print("Done")

Output:

Row:0| Row:1 |row:2|Done


🟢 Boolean (bool) Data Type

 Represents True or False values.

 Used for conditions, comparisons, and control flow.

Examples:

x = True

y = False

print(type(x)) # <class 'bool'>

print(5 > 3) # True

print(2 == 3) # False

if x:

print("x is True")

if not y:

print("y is False")

Internally:

 True behaves like integer 1

 False behaves like integer 0

Example:

print(True + 1) # 2

print(False + 5) # 5

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