INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
● Python is an open source (Freely available), object oriented high level programming language
developed by Guido Van Rossum in the Netherlands.
● Python is a general purpose programming language that can be used effectively to build any
kind of program that does not require direct access to computers hardware.
Features of Python :
● Easy
● High Level
● Free and open source
● Portable (Platform Independent)
● Interpreted
● Dynamic Typed
● Large standard Library
● Object Oriented
● GUI Programming
Applications of Python :
● Amazon uses python to analyse customer’s buying habits and search patterns.
● Facebook uses python largely to process images.
● Google uses python in its search systems.
● YouTube uses python for its video sharing service.
● Applications like Instagram, Spotify and Bit Torrent uses python too.
● NASA uses pythonfor their scientific programming taks.
● Python is mostly used in Artificial Intelligence systems.
Python is a cross-platform programming language which means it can run on multiple
platforms like Windows, MacOS, Linux.
To write and run a Python program, we need to have a Python interpreter installed on our
computer.
Installing Python (3.12.4)
Official website : https://www.python.org/downloads/
Downloading and Setting up Python for use
● Download Python from python.org using link python.org/downloads
● Select appropriate download link as per Operating System [Windows 32 Bit/64 Bit, Apple
iOS]
● FOR EXAMPLE, for Windows 64 Bit OS
● Select the following link
Python IDLE installation
Integrated Development & Learning Environment (IDLE)
IDLE (GUI integrated) is the standard, most popular Python development environment.
● IDLE is an acronym of Integrated Development Environment.
● This environment makes it easy to write programs.
● IDLE comprises of two modes of execution i.e
● Python Shell (Interactive Mode) and Python Editor (Script Mode).
Interactive Mode :
● Python shell is an interactive window where you can type in the Python code and see the
output in the same window.
● It is an interface between Python commands and the OS.
● The three greater than signs (>>>) are called the prompt or Python command prompt.
Script Mode :
● In script mode, we can write our code in a text file then save it with a .py extension
which stands for python.
● To write a Python script/program, we need to open a new file - File >> New File, type a
sequence of Python statements for solving a problem, save it with a meaningful name -
File >> Save, and finally Run the program to view the output of the program.
● After writing the code we run it by clicking “Run” then “Run Module” or simply press F5.
Output :
Prepared by :
Hitesh Pujari
