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Python is a versatile programming language created by Guido van Rossum in 1991, used for web development, software development, mathematics, and system scripting. It features a simple syntax, supports multiple programming paradigms, and allows for quick prototyping due to its interpreted nature. The most recent version is Python 3, and it is known for its readability and ease of use compared to other programming languages.

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Python is a versatile programming language created by Guido van Rossum in 1991, used for web development, software development, mathematics, and system scripting. It features a simple syntax, supports multiple programming paradigms, and allows for quick prototyping due to its interpreted nature. The most recent version is Python 3, and it is known for its readability and ease of use compared to other programming languages.

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Python

What is Python?
Python is a popular programming language. It was created by Guido van
Rossum, and released in 1991.

It is used for:

● 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 production-ready 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.
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● 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.
● Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-oriented way or a
functional way.

Good to know
● The most recent major version of Python is Python 3, which we shall be
using in this tutorial. However, Python 2, although not being updated with
anything other than security updates, is still quite popular.
● In this tutorial Python will be written in a text editor. It is possible to write
Python in an Integrated Development Environment, such as Thonny,
Pycharm, Netbeans or Eclipse which are particularly useful when
managing larger collections of Python files.

Python 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.
● Example
○ print("Hello, World!")
○
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PRACTICING BASIC

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.

The way to run a python file is like this on the command line:

C:\Users\Your Name>python d.pyhelloworl

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