What is Python?

Among today's programming languages, Python stands out as one of the most popular. It is a high-level, object-oriented programming language with dynamic semantics. Its data structure construction, combined with dynamic typing, make it attractive for rapid application development.

The Python interpreter and extensive standard library are available in source or binary form free of charge for all major platforms and can be freely distributed.

Used by the most important companies of the moment

Those who are not very familiar with programming languages ​​or software development may find these topics a bit abstract. Surely you have heard of Python, but we are also sure that you do not know very well what it is or what can be achieved with it. Well look: the fact that you can use platforms like Netflix, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram, to name just a few, is thanks to the versatility of Python.

Primary uses of Python

• Command line application development
• Web development
• Web scraping
• Data science and data visualization
• Business applications
• Machine learning

Advantages of using Python
 

• Simplicity. "Python's English-like syntax makes it easy to learn and read, and unlike other languages, it uses simple line breaks instead of symbols to define blocks of code," Code Academy argued in an article.
• "Helps speed up development, with built-in classes and functions and a wide selection of libraries that make writing code faster and easier," they added in the same article.
• As an interpreted language, "you can run and test your code immediately after writing it without an intermediate build process."
• It is very versatile and cross-platform, which means you can write and run Python code on any operating system.