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This document provides an introduction to the Python programming language. It discusses the history and development of Python, highlights of its features including ease of use, portability, and extensive standard library. It also lists some popular online Python interpreters for executing code and describes using the Python command line interpreter. Finally, it provides a link for downloading the Python interpreter to use on desktop computers.

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1.1.Introduction
HistoryofPython
PythonwasdevelopedbyGuidovanRossuminthelateeightiesandearlyninetiesattheNational
ResearchInstituteforMathematicsandComputerScienceintheNetherlands.
Pythonisderivedfrommanyotherlanguages,includingABC,Modula3,C,C++,ALGOL68,
SmallTalk,andUnixshellandotherscriptinglanguages.
Pythonisnowmaintainedbyacoredevelopmentteamattheinstitute,althoughGuidovanRossum
stillholdsavitalroleindirectingitsprogress.
Pythonfeatures
Python'sfeaturehighlightsinclude:
Easytolearn:Pythonhasrelativelyfewkeywords,simplestructureandaclearlydefined
syntax.Thisallowsthestudenttopickupthelanguageinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.
Easytomaintain:Python'ssuccessisthatitssourcecodeisfairlyeasytomaintain.
Abroadstandardlibrary:OneofPython'sgreateststrengthsisthebulkofthelibraryisvery
portableandcrossplatformcompatibleonUNIX,WindowsandMacintosh.
InteractiveMode:Supportforaninteractivemodeinwhichyoucanenterresultsfroma
terminalrighttothelanguage,allowinginteractivetestinganddebuggingofsnippetsofcode.
Portable:Pythoncanrunonawidevarietyofhardwareplatformsandhasthesameinterface
onallplatforms.
Expandable:YoucanaddlowlevelmodulestothePythoninterpreter.Thesemodulesenable
programmerstoaddtoorcustomizetheirtoolstobemoreefficient.
Databases:Pythonprovidesinterfacestoallmajorcommercialdatabases.
GUIProgramming:PythonsupportsGUIapplicationsthatcanbecreatedandportedtomany
systemcalls,librariesandwindowssystems,suchasWindowsMFC,MacintoshandtheX
WindowsystemofUnix.
Scalable:
Pythonprovidesabetterstructureandsupportforlargeprogramsthanshellscripting.
Apartfromtheabovementionedfeatures,Pythonhasabiglistofgoodfeatures,feware
listedbelow:
SupportforfunctionalandstructuredprogrammingmethodsaswellasOOP.
Itcanbeusedasascriptinglanguageorcanbecompiledtobytecodeforbuildinglarge
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applications.
Veryhighleveldynamicdatatypesandsupportsdynamictypechecking.
Supportsautomaticgarbagecollection.
ItcanbeeasilyintegratedwithC,C++,ActiveX,CORBAandJava.
Availableonlineinterpreters
Refertheselinksforonlineinterpreterstoexecutepythoncode,
Link1:http://codepad.org/(http://codepad.org/)
Link2:http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html#mode=edit
(http://www.pythontutor.com/visualize.html#mode=edit)
Link3:http://www.codeskulptor.org/(http://www.codeskulptor.org/)
Asamplescreenshotfrompythontutor.comexplainingexecutionoftheprogram.
CommandlineInterpreter
Pythonhascommandlineinterpreterthathelpsinexecutingpythoncommandsbydirectlyentering
intopythonwithoutwritingascript.
Example:
Ifwetype1+2theoutputwouldbe3.
Thecommandlinestartswith>>>symbolasshowninexamples,
>>>2+2
4
>>>505*6
20
>>>(505*6)/4.0
5.0
>>>8/5#divisionalwaysreturnsafloatingpointnumber
1.6
>>>width=20
>>>height=5*9
>>>width*height
900
Pythonondesktop
RefertothislinkfordownloadingPythoninterpreteronyourdesktop.
https://store.enthought.com/downloads/(https://store.enthought.com/downloads/)
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