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chapter 6 getting started with python

Python, developed by Guido van Rossum in February 1991, is an easy-to-use, expressive, and cross-platform programming language named after Monty Python's Flying Circus. Its advantages include simplicity, portability, and a variety of applications, while its disadvantages involve slower performance compared to compiled languages and fewer libraries. Python can be utilized in interactive mode for immediate feedback or in script mode for more extensive coding.

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chapter 6 getting started with python

Python, developed by Guido van Rossum in February 1991, is an easy-to-use, expressive, and cross-platform programming language named after Monty Python's Flying Circus. Its advantages include simplicity, portability, and a variety of applications, while its disadvantages involve slower performance compared to compiled languages and fewer libraries. Python can be utilized in interactive mode for immediate feedback or in script mode for more extensive coding.

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#Python programming language was developed by GUIDO VAN ROSSUM in february 1991 .

Named after a comedy show - MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS .


#PLUSES OF PYTHON - 1) EASY TO USE - it is a very high level language and thus
very very programmer friendly .
2) EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE - fewer lines of code and simpler
syntax .
3) INTERPRETED LANGUAGE - it is an interpreted language -
makes python an easy to debug language .
4) its completeness
5) CROSS PLATFORM LANGUAGE - python is a portable language .
6) FREE AND OPEN SOURCE
7) VARIETY OF USAGE/APPLICATIONS - scripting , game
developement , database applications .
#MINUSES OF PYTHON - 1) NOT THE FASTEST LANGUAGE - fully compiled languages are
faster than their interpreted counterparts .
2) LESSER LIBRARIES THAN OTHER LANGUAGES
3) NOT STRONG ON TYPE BINDING - not very strong on catching
type-mismatch.
4) NOT EASILY CONVERTIBLE - traslating a program into
another programming language.
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO WORK IN PYTHON - 1)interactive mode (immediate mode) 2) in
script mode
Interactive interpreter is also called Python shell .
Interactive mode proves very useful for testing code .

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