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Python is a general-purpose, high-level, interpreted programming language used for small and large scale coding projects.
It has a comprehensive library of modules which helps us develop console and web based application with ease and reliability.
Guido van Rossum was the lead developer in the Python development project
conceived in the late 1980s.
Python was first released to the public in 1991.
Python's coding philosophy is based on providing an advanced developer and easier code readability.
Python is case sensitive, which means that any functions, variables, statements etc., must be written in correct case.
Why Python?
Python is easy to learn
Python requires a lot less code than most other programming languages
Python has a vast collaborating developer community
Python has many third-party modules which enables Python to interface with other programming languages
Python also has Object Oriented Programming (OOP) capabilities which makes it more powerfull programming language while developing real-world applications
Python is data friendly language | thanks to numerous data processing libraries
What kind of application development Python is good for?
Web Development (Flask, Django)
Data science and Data Analytics
Console based applications
Desktop GUI applications
Machine learning
Artificial Intelligence
Audio & Visio applications (SciPy, Dejavu)
How does Python version scheme work?
One of the first Python releases was version 0.9.0, which was released in
February 1991.
Version 2.0 was released in 2000 | Version 2 ended in 2020, with update of version 2.7.
In 2008 Python released version 3.0, which up until the release 3.10.x