F U T U R IS T IC IC T C U R R IC U L
U M
PYT HO N
FU N D A M EN TA LS
Learning Objectives
Learning Objective: Students will explore the basics
of Python, its features, advantages and drawbacks.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the session students
will be able to understand
What is Python.
Features, advantages and drawbacks
Process of downloading and installing python
Modes of working in python and their differences
Using python as a calculator
Topics Covered
A brief outline
What is P ython ?
Why Python ?
Features of Python
Advantages and Disadvantages of Python
Download and Installation
process
P yth on
( A P o p u l ar P ro g ram m i n g
Lan g u ag e)
• Developed by Guido Van Rossum
• Named after a comedy series “ Monty
Python ’ s Flying Circus ” telecast on BBC .
• Both as Object Oriented Language and
Procedural Language .
M ai n F eat u res o f
P yt h o n
• Inspired by two languages - A B C language
and Modula - 3
• Very easy language
• M i n i m u m no . of instructions .
• An Interpreted language .
• It’s a complete language in itself
• Easy to download and install .
• Platform independent and portable
language .
• Free Open Source .
Li m i t at i o n s o f
P yt h o n
• No t a ve ry fa st la n g u a g e .
• Very less Libraries
• W e a k in Typ e b in d in g .
• No t easy to
• convert a python program in some
other language .
H O W TO
IN STA LL?
Python c a n b e d o w n l o a d e d f r o m
www.python.org
It is a va ila b le in tw o ve rsio n s -
P yth o n 2 x .
P yth o n 3 x .
W e w ill d o w n lo a d 3 9 1 h e re
. . .
O p e n w ww python org o n a n y
. .
b ro w se r .
How to
install
W h ere d o w e go
next ?
Double click on dow nloaded file and follow the
steps.
O P E N IN G TH E IDLE SH O W S TH E SCR E E N
B E LO W
THE INTERACTIVE A N D SCRIPT M O D E
Interactive M o d e a n d Script M o d e are the two ma in modes w h i c h are used
in P yth on P rogram m in g Lan guage .
I N T E R A C T I V E S C R I P T
Used wh e n the user wants to run Used w h e n the user is
one single line or one b lock of cod e .
working with more than one
single cod e or a b lock of
It runs very fast and gives the cod e .
output instantly hence It takes m ore tim e to com p ile .
called interactive .
In this m od e one can sim p ly
,
write all the lines of code
The commands are not stored and save them as a p y file . .
for future use .
THE INTERACTIVE MODE
THE SCRIPT M O D E
THE SCRIPT M O D E
T Y P E A N Y E X P R E S S I O N A N D PRESS E N T E R T O SEE T H E R E S U LT
Let’s Practice
Type the following on the shell and check the result.
1. 4525+3626
2. 23262-4435
3. 72*43
4. 3**5
5. 16/4
6. 16//4
7. 16%4
In the next class, we would discuss about simple operations in
Python.
