- Python is a general purpose high level programming language.
- Python was developed by Guido Van Rossam in 1989 while working at National Research Institute at Netherlands.
- But officially Python was made available to public in1991.The official Date of Birth for Python is :20th Feb 1991.
- Python is recommended as first programmig language for beginners.
Ex1: To print Helloworld
- In java
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World");
}
}
- In C:
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
printf("Hello world");
return 0;
}
- In Python:
print("Hello World")
- The name Python was selected from the TV Show
"The complete Monty Python's Circus ", Which was broadcasted in BBC from 1969 to 1974.
Guido developed Python language by taking almost all programming features from diffrent language.
- Functional Programming Features from C.
- Object Oriented Programming Features from C++.
- Sripting Language Features from Perl and Shell Script.
- Modular Programmming Features from Module-3
Most of syntax in Python Derived from C and ABC language
Where We Can Use Python:
We can use eveywhere .The most common important application ares are
- For developing Desktop Applications.
- For developing web Applications.
- For developing Database Applications.
- For Network Programming.
- For developing Games.
- For Data Analysis Application.
- For machine learning .
- For developing Artificial Intellingence Application.
- NOTES
- Internally Google and Youtube use Python coding.
- NASA and Network stock Exchange Applications developed by Python.
- Top Software companies like Google,Microsoft,IBM,Yahoo using Python.