What is python?
Python is a popular high-level programming language. It was created by Guido Van Rossum in 1991 at Centrum Wiskunde and Informatica (CWI),
, which is a research center in the Netherlands.
It is one of the easiest programming languages to learn.
What is Python used for?
- Python can be used for server applications as it is great at handling HTTP and building web applications with frameworks such as Django and Flask that make building web applications easier.
- Python is also used extensively for scientific computation with tools dedicated to scientific computation such as Numpy, Scipy, astropy, earthpy, etc.
- For all game developers and gaming enthusiasts, python can also be used to develop games using easy-to-use tools such as pygame. To top it off, popular 3D development programs like Maya and Blender support Python.
- Python is also used in the movie and entertainment industry in companies like Disney.•
- Perhaps you would like to create desktop applications; Python has tools like tkinter, which is a graphical interface built into the Python language.
- Python is also widely used for developing machine learning, deep learning and AI applications and algorithms.
- Python is useful for data science, visualizing and developing databases.
Why learn Python?
- Easy to learn and easy to use.
- Independent from the platform, it can be used in Windows, Mac OS and Linux.
- Free & open source.
- Interpreted (bytecode compiled).
- Provides extensive library support.
- Portable.
- Robust.
Conclusion
By following this tutorial, you will have a basic idea of what python is, some of its applications and why it's so popular. If you found the article helpful, consider sharing it and subscribe to IbepyProgrammer.
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