INTRODUCTION TO

PYTHON

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DEFINITION

 Python is a high-level, interpreted, interactive and object-oriented

scripting language.

 Python is designed to be highly readable.

 It uses English keywords frequently where as other languages use

punctuation, and it has fewer syntactical constructions than other

languages.

 So, Python is programming language as well as scripting language

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DIFFERENCE BETW EEN SCRIPTING AND PROGRAM LANGUAGE

Factor Scripting Language Programming Language

Type of language Interpreter based Compiler based

Usage To combine existing components To develop from scratch

Running Inside other program (dependent) Independent of a parent program

High level instructions converted to Full program converted to

Conversion
machine language machine language in one time

Design Makes coding simple and fast Gives full use of language

Compilation No need to compile Needs to compile first

File type Does not create a file type Creates a .exe file

Coding type It is a small piece of code It is a full code of a program

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DIFFERENCE BETW EEN SCRIPTING AND PROGRAM LANGUAGE

Factor Scripting Language Programming Language

More time as you need to write
Time to develop Less time as required less code
the full code

Complexity Easy to write and use Difficult

Stand-alone compile result, no

Interpretation It is interpreted in another program need to be interpreted by another
program

Length Only a few and short lines of coding Numerous lines for every function

Hosting requirement Requires a host Self-executable, no host needed

Limited or no support to user Rich support to user interface

Support interface design, data types, and design, data types, and graphic
graphic design design

Cost Low maintenance High maintenance

JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, VB C, C++, Java, Pascal, C#, VB,

Example
Script, etc. Basic, COBOL, etc.

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HISTORY OF PYTHON
 Python was developed by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and

early nineties at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and

Computer Science in the Netherlands.

 Guido developed python language by taking almost all programming

features from different languages

1. Functional programming features from C

2. Object oriented programming features from C++

3. Scripting languages features from Perl and Shell Script

4. Modular programming features from Modula – 3

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VERSIONS

 Python 1.0 was released on 20 February, 1991.

 Python 2.0 was released on 16 October 2000

 Python 3.0 was released on 3 December 2008

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PYTHON FEATURES
 Easy-to-learn

 Easy-to-read

 Easy-to-maintain

 A broad standard library

 Interactive Mode.

 Portable

 Extendable

 Databases

 GUI Programming

 Scalable

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WHO USES PYTHON TODAY?
 Google

 The popular YouTube video

 The Dropbox

 The Raspberry Pi

 BitTorrent

 Google‘s App Engine Maya

 Intel, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard, Seagate, Qualcomm, and

 IBMNASA, Los Alamos, Fermilab, JPL, and others

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WHERE WE CAN USE PYTHON
 Web Applications

 Desktop GUI Applications

 Network Programming

 Gaming Applications

 Data Analysis Applications

 Console Based Applications

 Business Applications

 Audio and Video Based Applications

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WHAT ARE PYTHON’S TECHNICAL STRENGTHS?

1. It‘s Object-Oriented and Functional

2. It‘s Free

3. It‘s Portable

4. It‘s Powerful

5. It‘s Mixable

6. It‘s Relatively Easy to Use

7. It‘s Relatively Easy to Learn

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DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION PYTHON SOFTWARE:

Step 1: Go to website www.python.org and click downloads select version which you

want.

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Step 2: Click on Python 2.7.13 and download. After download open the file.

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Step 3: Click on Next to continue. .

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Step 4: After installation location will be displayed. The Default location is C:\Python27.
Click on next to continue.

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Step 5: After the python interpreter and libraries are displayed for installation. Click on Next
to continue

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Step 6: The installation has been processed..

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Step 7: Click the Finish to complete the installation.

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Step 8: Setting up PATH to python:
Copy the Python installation location C:\Python27

Right-click the My Computer icon on your desktop and choose Properties. And then
select Advanced System properties.

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Step 9: Go to Environment Variables and go to System Variables select Path and click on
Edit.

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Step 10 : Add semicolon (;) at end and copy the location C:\Python27 and give semicolon (;)
and click OK

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