INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON
DAY 2 OF 50
PREPARED BY DSEA
CONTENT
What is python
Python Quickstart
Python Comments
Intro to Python Variables
WHAT IS PYTHON
WHAT IS PYTHON
Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-
purpose programming language.
Created by Guido van Rossum and first
released in 1991,
Python's design philosophy emphasizes code
readability with its notable use of significant
whitespace.
Its language constructs and object-oriented
approach aim to help programmers write clear,
logical code for small and large-scale projects.
WHAT IS PYTHON
Python is dynamically typed and garbage-
collected.
It supports multiple programming paradigms,
including procedural, object oriented, and
functional programming.
Python is often described as a "batteries
included" language due to its comprehensive
standard library.
Python is a popular programming language. It
was created by Guido van Rossum, and
released in 1991.
USES OF PYTHON
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
productionready 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
WHY PYTHON?
Python can be treated in a procedural way,
an object orientated way or a functional
way
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
PYTHON QUICKSTART
PYTHON IS AN INTERPRETED
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
This means that as a developer you write
Python (.py) files in a text editor and then put
those files into the python interpreter to be
executed
Let's write our first Python file called
helloworld.py, which can be done in any text
editor.
print("Hello,World!")
Congratulations,
you have written
your first Python program
PYTHON COMMENTS
COMMENTS
Comments can be used to explain
Python code.
Comments can be used to make
the code more readable.
Comments can be used to prevent
execution when testing code.
Creating a Comment
Comments starts with a #, and
Python will ignore them:
COMMENT
#this is a comment
print(“hello world”)
Output will be hello world.
Comments can also be placed at the end of a line, and
Python will
ignore the rest of the line:
print(“hello python”) #this outputs hello python
COMMENT
Comments does not have to be text to explain the code, it can also
be used to prevent Python from executing code.
#adding two numbers
#print (sum of a and b)
a=20
b=30
print(a+b)
#output 50
MULTIPLE COMMENTS
Python does not really have a syntax for multi line comments.
To add a multi-line comment you could insert a # for each line, like
the above example.
Also, since Python will ignore string literals that are not assigned to
a variable, you can add a multi-line string (triple quotes) in your
code, and place you comment inside it:
“””
THIS IS FIRST LINE COMMENT
THE SECOND LINE COMMENT
THIS IS A NOTHER COMMENT
“”””
print(“hello world”)
MULTIPLE COMMENTS
As long as the string is not assigned to a variable, Python will read
the code, but then ignore it, and you have made a multi-line
comment.
PYTHON VARIABLES
PYTHON VARIABLES
Variables are containers for storing data values.
Unlike other programming languages, Python
has no command for declaring a variable.
A variable is created the moment you first
assign a value to it
X=20
y=40
print(x)
print(y)
PYTHON VARIABLES
Variables do not need to be declared with any
particular type and can even change type after they
have been set.
Variable Names
A variable can have a short name (like x and y) or a
more descriptive name (age, carname, total_volume)
Rules for Python variables:
•A variable name must start with a letter or the
underscore character
•A variable name cannot start with a number
•A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric
characters and underscores (A-z, 0-9, and _ )
PYTHON VARIABLES
Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age and
AGE are three different variables)
Remember that variable names are case-
sensitive
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