Overview Of Python

Introduction

In the last few years, Python has become the popular choice of many programmers, and its importance in the software industry is growing day by day. In many countries, it has been introduced as an introductory course in the initial classes itself. According to a survey taken from the Internet, Python has been ranked as the #2 language among all of the programming languages (with the first being Java).

Python is an open-source software/language being developed Guido Van Rossum in 1991. It combines the features of Java and C language.

Here are some of the major features of Python…

Simple syntax
Free and Open Source
Easy learning curve, it like reading English only
Dynamically typed language
Platform Independent
Combines features of procedural and object-oriented language
Extensible
Extensive standard libraries
Portable
Embeddable

There are many areas where Python can be used very easily.

Designing GUI application (Web and Desktop both)

Accessing databases
Designing Games and Graphics
Network programming
Data Analysis and Creation

Python comes in various flavors, which means it supports various types of compilers

PyPy
CPython(Most Commonly Used)
Jython
Iron Python
Ruby Python

Let’s compare Python with the most basic language (i.e. C Language).

PYTHON	C
No Pointers	Has pointers
There is no need to declare datatype for variable	Declaring Data Type is a must for variable
Supports only 1-D arrays	Supports N-dimensional arrays
Supports negative indexing	Doesn’t support Negative indexing
No need to do Memory Management. It is automatically taken care of.	Memory allocation is implicitly done by using various functions

Happy Learning!!