Overview
This series acts as a basic introduction to python programming, The aim of this series is to provide an easy to learn and interactive platform to get started with programming in general. Feel free to comment your feedback!
What is Python?
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Python is a programming language. It can be used to write programs that can be executed by a computer.
But that’s not what makes it special. Python is special because of its simplicity and at the same time, its power.
You will hear people say that Python is a high-level, Interpreted, and general-purpose programming language.
What does that mean?
High-level means that Python is designed using human-readable syntax. When you write code, it’s structure is similar to how you would write English sentences. This makes Python more intuitive and easier to learn.
The high-level in technical terms means that Python is abstracted from the machine code. This is achieved by using an interpreter. You will learn more about interpreters and how python works later.
Interpreted means that Python code is executed line by line. This is different from languages like C++ or Java where the code is compiled first and then executed.
General-purpose means that Python can be used for a wide variety of tasks. You can use it to make web applications, games, scientific applications, and much more.
Why Python?
Python is a very dynamic and versatile language. It is used almost everywhere today. Point to any application you use, and there will be a high chance that Python has an involvement somewhere to make that application. Its simplicity allows it to be used for simple tasks like writing scripts to automate tasks to large scale applications like web applications or games.
What makes it so python so popular and useful?
The popularity of python boils down to how quickly you can use and run programs, and the fact that you can virtually do almost anything using python due to its elegant design.
In today’s era Python finds it popularity due to Data science and Machine learning. While it was and still is used to make Linux applications, Python gained a more widespread attention when it was used to make web application using Flask, FastAPI and Django, and during the rise of AI and Machine Learning.
What will you learn from this guide?
By following this series, you will learn about the fundamentals and basics of writing a python program. This series will introduce you to data structures, variables, data types, libraries and modules, Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, functions and more.
A major part of the series will focus on interactive learning to allow you to write code as you learn.
Next Steps:
You can now learn about the History of Python or Head straight to the next part where you get to write code.
