What is Python

Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it very attractive for Rapid Application Development, as well as for use as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes readability and therefore reduces the cost of program maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are available in source or binary form without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed. Often, programmers fall in love with Python because of the increased productivity it provides. Since there is no compilation step, the edit-test-debug cycle is incredibly fast. Debugging Python programs is easy: a bug or bad input will never cause a segmentation fault. Instead, when the interpreter discovers an error, it raises an exception. When the program doesn't catch the exception, the interpreter prints a stack trace. A source level debugger allows inspection of local and global variables, evaluation of arbitrary expressions, setting breakpoints, stepping through the code a line at a time, and so on. The debugger is written in Python itself, testifying to Python's introspective power. On the other hand, often the quickest way to debug a program is to add a few print statements to the source: the fast edit-test-debug cycle makes this simple approach very effective. It was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991.(originally released in 1989 in NRI(national research institute) in neitherland.)

Guido Van Rossum

Uses Of Python:
1.web development (server-side),
2.software development,
3.mathematics,
4.system scripting.
What can Python do?
1.Python can be used on a server to create web applications. 2.Python can be used alongside software to create workflows. 3.Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify files. 4.Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics. 5.It is also used for ML,data science and AI.
Why Python?

1.Python works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
2.Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.
3.Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer lines than some other programming languages.
4.Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very quick.
5.Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-oriented way or a functional way.
Why Name Python?

Why is it called Python? ... When he began implementing Python, Guido van Rossum was also reading the published scripts from “Monty Python's Flying Circus”, a BBC comedy series from the 1970s. Van Rossum thought he needed a name that was short, unique, and slightly mysterious, so he decided to call the language Python.