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What Features Does Python Offer?

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Python is often comparable to Perl, Ruby, PHP, Scheme, and Java. This is because it is is an incredibly powerful object-oriented language.    Python also has several notable features which make it an enticing language to work with for developers. 1) Python makes use of an elegant syntax, meaning the programs you write are much easier to read. This is because they are closer to the human language, or how we write our words, instead of a language that computers use to read and interpret code. For example, the "print" command will display anything proceeding it - and in quotes - at runtime. 2) Python is simple and easy-to-use, which means that it's much easier to get your programs up and running. That is why Python is considered ideal for prototype development and similar ad-hoc programming tasks. It does not compromise maintainability either. 3) It comes with the Standard Python Library , offering integrated support for a variety of common programming ta...

How to Setup Python Environment

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One of the most important things you'll do when working with any programming language is setup a development environment which allows you to execute the code you write. Without this, you will never be able to check your work and see if your website or application is free of syntax errors. With Python, you also need something called an interpreter that converts your code - which makes up the entirety of your application - to something the computer can read and execute. Without this interpreter, you'll have no way to run your code. To convert your code, you must first use a Python shell, which calls upon the interpreter through something called a "bang" line. As for creating an application or file, there are two ways to do this. You can create a program using a simple text editor like WordPad, or Notepad++. You can also create a program using a Python shell. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method, which we'll discuss ...

Python History

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Python History and Versions Python laid its foundation in the late 1980s. The implementation of Python was started in the December 1989 by Guido Van Rossum at CWI in Netherland. In February 1991, van Rossum published the code (labeled version 0.9.0) to alt.sources. In 1994, Python 1.0 was released with new features like: lambda, map, filter, and reduce. Python 2.0 added new features like: list comprehensions, garbage collection system. On December 3, 2008, Python 3.0 (also called "Py3K") was released. It was designed to rectify fundamental flaw of the language. ABC programming language is said to be the predecessor of Python language which was capable of Exception Handling and interfacing with Amoeba Operating System. Python is influenced by following programming languages: ABC language. Modula-3 Python Version List Python programming language is being updated regularly with new features and supports. There are lots of updations in python ...

Benefits of Learning Python

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Benefits of Learning Python There are many benefits of learning Python, especially as your first language, which we will discuss. It is a language that is remarkably easy to learn, and it can be used as a stepping stone into other programming languages and frameworks. If you're an absolute beginner and this is your first time working with any type of coding language, that's something you definitely want.   Python is widely used, including by a number of big companies like Google, Pinterest, Instagram, Disney, Yahoo!, Nokia, IBM, and many others. The Raspberry Pi - which is a mini computer and DIY lover's dream - relies on Python as it's main programming language too. You're probably wondering why either of these things matter, and that's because once you learn Python, you'll never have a shortage of ways to utilize the skill. Not to mention, since a lot of big companies rely on the language, you can make good money as a Python developer.   Ot...

How is Python used

How is Python Used?   Python is a general-purpose programming language, which is another way to say that it can be used for nearly everything. Most importantly, it is an interpreted language, which means that the written code is not actually translated to a computer-readable format at runtime. Whereas, most programming languages do this conversion before the program is even run. This type of language is also referred to as a "scripting language" because it was initially meant to be used for trivial projects.   The concept of a "scripting language" has changed considerably since its inception, because Python is now used to write large, commercial style applications, instead of just banal ones. This reliance on Python has grown even more so as the internet gained popularity. A large majority of web applications and platforms rely on Python, including Google's search engine, YouTube, and the web-oriented transaction system of the New York Stock ...