Basic Information Of Python

Python is a widely used general-purpose, high level programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum in 1991 and further developed by the Python Software Foundation. It was designed with an emphasis on code readability, and its syntax allows programmers to express their concepts in fewer lines of code. Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more efficiently. 

            Reason for increasing popularity emphasis on code readability, shorter codes, ease of writing Programmers can express logical concepts in fewer lines of code in comparison to languages such as C++ or Java. Python supports multiple programming paradigms, like object-oriented, imperative and functional programming or procedural. There exist inbuilt functions for almost all of the frequently used concepts. Philosophy is “Simplicity is the best”.

             LANGUAGE FEATURES Interpreted There are no separate compilation and execution steps like C and C++. Directly run the program from the source code. Internally, Python converts the source code into an intermediate form called bytecodes which is then translated into native language of specific computer to run it. No need to worry about linking and loading with libraries, etc. Platform Independent Python programs can be developed and executed on multiple operating system platforms. Python can be used on Linux, Windows, Macintosh, Solaris and many more. Free and Open Source; Redistributable High-level Language in Python, no need to take care about low-level details such as managing the memory used by the program. Simple Closer to English language; Easy to Learn More emphasis on the solution to the problem rather than the syntax Embeddable Python can be used within C/C++ program to give scripting capabilities for the program’s users.

 Robust: Exceptional handling features Memory management techniques in built Rich Library Support the Python Standard Library is very vast. Known as the “batteries included” philosophy of Python; It can help do various things involving regular expressions, documentation generation, unit testing, threading, databases, web browsers, CGI, email, XML, HTML, WAV files, cryptography, GUI and many more. Besides the standard library, there are various other high-quality libraries such as the Python Imaging Library which is an amazingly simple image manipulation library.

Softwares making use of Python.

Python has been successfully embedded in a number of software products as a scripting language.

1.GNU Debugger uses Python as a pretty printer to show complex structures such as C++ containers.

2.Python has also been used in artificial intelligence.

3.Python is often used for natural language processing tasks.

Current Applications of Python

A number of Linux distributions use installers written in Python example in Ubuntu we have the Ubiquity.

Python has seen extensive use in the information security industry, including in exploit development.

Raspberry Pi– single board computer uses Python as its principal user-programming language.

Python is now being used Game Development areas also.

Pros:

1.Ease of use

2.Multi-paradigm Approach

Cons:

1.Slow speed of execution compared to C, C++

2.Absence from mobile computing and browsers

3.For the C, C++ programmers switching to python can be irritating as the language requires proper indentation of code. Certain variable names commonly used like sum are functions in python. So C, C++ programmers have to look out for these.

Industrial Importance

Most of the companies are now looking for candidates who know about Python Programming. Those having the knowledge of python may have more chances of impressing the interviewing panel. So I would suggest that beginners should start learning python and excel in it.

Python is a high-level, interpreted, and general-purpose dynamic programming language that focuses on code readability. It has fewer steps when compared to Java and C. It was founded in 1991 by developer Guido Van Rossum. Python ranks among the most popular and fastest-growing languages in the world. Python is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use language. In addition, the community is very active there. It is used in many organizations as it supports multiple programming paradigms. It also performs automatic memory management.

 

Advantages: 

Presence of third-party modules 

Extensive support libraries (NumPy for numerical calculations, Pandas for data analytics etc) 

Open source and community development 

Versatile, Easy to read, learn and write

User-friendly data structures 

High-level language 

Dynamically typed language(No need to mention data type based on the value assigned, it takes data type) 

Object-oriented language 

Portable and Interactive

Ideal for prototypes – provide more functionality with less coding

Highly Efficient(Python’s clean object-oriented design provides enhanced process control, and the language is equipped with excellent text processing and integration capabilities, as well as its own unit testing framework, which makes it more efficient.)

(IoT)Internet of Things Opportunities

Interpreted Language

Portable across Operating systems 

 

Applications: 

GUI based desktop applications.

Graphic design, image processing applications, Games, and Scientific/ computational Applications

Web frameworks and applications 

 Enterprise and Business applications 

 Operating Systems 

Education

Database Access

Language Development 

 Prototyping 

Software Development

 
Organizations using Python: 

Google (Components of Google spider and Search Engine) 

Yahoo (Maps) 

YouTube 

Mozilla 

Dropbox 

Microsoft 

Cisco 

Spotify