Learn Python

By Dr. Vibha Tiwari

 Advanced Python Learning Plan

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Advanced Python Automation in

Python Python Libraries Python Python Projects
Pandas,Numpy,Matpl Weight Converter
Introduction To Python Iterators , Modules, Project Building,
otlib GUI Using Python,
and Python Data Decorators, List
Card Game Using
Structures Comprehension
Python
Why One Should use PYTHON
?

What can I do in PYTHON

WHY ?
Introduction
• Python is general purpose , High-level programming
language
Introduction
• Python is general purpose , High-level programming
language
Data Processing
Signal Processing
Pygame
Maya Python
Music Software
Web site development frame work
 Introduction
• Python is general purpose , High-level programming
language
 Types of Programming
languages

High-level Low-level
language language

• Python • Machine
• C languages
• C++
• Perl • Assembly
• Java languages
Two kind of program processes:

• Interpreters

• Compilers
 INTERPRETER

Input It takes a single line of code or instruction at a

time.

Output It does not produce any intermediate object

code.

Working mechanism Compilation and execution take place

simultaneously.

Speed Slower

Memory It requires less memory as it does not create

intermediate object code.

Errors Displays error of each line one by one.

Error detection Easier comparatively

 COMPILERS

Input It takes an entire program at a time.

Output It generates intermediate object code.

Working mechanism The compilation is done before execution.

Speed Comparatively faster

Memory Memory requirement is more due to the

creation of object code.

Errors Display all errors after compilation, all at the

same time.

Error detection Difficult

• Programming languages like C, C++, Java, etc use compiler.
• Programming languages like Python, Ruby, PHP, etc. use an
interpreter
 History

Guido van Rossum

• At National Research Institute for Mathematics and

Computer Science in Netherland.
• But officially Python was made available to public in 1991.
• The official Date of Birth for Python is : Feb 20th 1991.
Python is :
1. High-level programming language.
2. Fast to learn and fast to develop application.
3. Available for many platforms.
4. Implement complex logic with very few lines of code.
Example
• To Print “Welcome to Python”
• To print multiplication of two given numbers
• To print addition of two numbers
For example..
Features of Python

1. Simple and easy to learn

2. Freeware and Open Source: We can use Python software without
any licence and it is freeware.
3. High Level Programming language
4. Platform Independent: Once we write a Python program, it can
run on any platform without rewriting once again.
5. Portability: Python programs are portable. ie we can migrate
from one platform to another platform very easily. Python
programs will provide same results on any paltform.
6. Dynamically Typed: In Python we are not required to declare
type for variables. Whenever we are assigning the value, based
on value, type will be allocated automatically. ( Java, C etc are
Statically Typed Languages as we have to provide type at the
beginning only.)
7. Both Procedure Oriented and Object Oriented: Python
language supports both Procedure oriented (like C, pascal etc)
and object oriented (like C++,Java) features. Hence we can get
benefits of both like security and reusability etc
 8. Interpreted: We are not required to compile Python programs
explcitly. Internally Python interpreter will take care that compilation.
If compilation fails interpreter raised syntax errors. Once compilation
success then PVM (Python Virtual Machine) is responsible to execute
9. Extensive Library: Python has a rich inbuilt library. Being a
programmer we can use this library directly and we are not
responsible to implement the functionality.
Limitations of Python:

• Performance wise not up to the mark because it is interpreted

language.
• Not using for mobile Applications
Flavors of Python
1.CPython:: It is the standard flavor of Python. It can be used to work with
C lanugage Applications
2. Jython or JPython: It is for Java Applications. It can run on JVM
3. IronPython: It is for C#.Net platform
4.PyPy: The main advantage of PyPy is performance will be improved
because JIT compiler is available inside PVM.
5.RubyPython: For Ruby Platforms
6. AnacondaPython: It is specially designed for handling large volume of
data processing.
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Python Versions

• Python 1.0V introduced in Jan 1994

• Python 2.0V introduced in October 2000
• Python 3.0V introduced in December 2008
 PYTHON 2 VS. PYTHON 3

1. Python 2 is legacy, Python 3 is the present and future.

2. Python 3 was released in 2008.
3. Python 3 don’t have enough libraries.
4. That’s why python 2 is present and still ON.
• Python is a cross-platform programming language, meaning, it
runs on multiple platforms like Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix
etc.
• It is free and open source.
• Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It
has efficient high-level data structures and a simple but
effective approach to object-oriented programming.
• Python’s syntax and dynamic typing, together with its
interpreted nature, make it an ideal language for scripting and
rapid application development in many areas on most
platforms