Python

What is Python?

Python is a popular programming language. It was created in 1991 by Guido van Rossum.

It is used for:

· web development (server-side),

· software development,

· mathematics,

· system scripting.

· 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.

· 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.

· 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-orientated way or a functional way.