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Basics of Python

The document is an introduction to Python, covering its definition as both a programming and scripting language, its history, and reasons for its creation by Guido van Rossum. It highlights Python's advantages such as portability, ease of use, and its object-oriented nature, along with examples of companies that utilize Python. Additionally, it includes a sample code snippet to illustrate Python's syntax and functionality.

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Basics of Python

The document is an introduction to Python, covering its definition as both a programming and scripting language, its history, and reasons for its creation by Guido van Rossum. It highlights Python's advantages such as portability, ease of use, and its object-oriented nature, along with examples of companies that utilize Python. Additionally, it includes a sample code snippet to illustrate Python's syntax and functionality.

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INTRODUCTION TO

PYTHON

Presented By- Yash Bhargava


College ID- 20AI044

Presented To- Rahul Sharma Sir


AGENDA-
What is Python ?
Differences between program
and scripting language
History
Why was python created ?
Why do people use Python ?
Who uses python today ?
A Sample code
Enough to understand the code
What is Python…?
Python is a general purpose
programming language that is
often applied in scripting roles.
So, Python is programming
language as well as scripting
language.
Python is also called as
Interpreted language.
Differences between
program and scripting
language-
Program Scripting
1.)A program is executed 1.)A script is interpreted.
(i.e. the source is first 2.)A "script" is code
compiled, and the result written in a scripting
of that compilation is language. A scripting
expected). language is nothing but
2.)A "program" in general, a type of
programming
is a sequence of language in which we
instructions written so can write code to
that a computer can control another
perform certain task. Software application.
History-
Invented in the Netherlands, early
90s by Guido van Rossum.
Python was conceived in the late
1980s and its implementation was
started in December 1989.
Guido Van Rossum is fan of ‘Monty
Python’s Flying Circus’, this is a
famous TV show in Netherlands.
Named after Monty Python .
Open sourced from the beginning.
Why was python created?
"My original motivation for creating Python
was the perceived need for a higher level
language in the Amoeba [Operating
Systems] project.
I realized that the development of system
administration utilities in C was taking too
long. Moreover, doing these things in the
Bourne shell wouldn't work for a variety of
reasons...
So, there was a need for a language that
would bridge the gap between C and the
shell.”
- Guido Van Rossum
Why do people use
Python…?
The following primary factors cited
by Python users seem to be these:
Python is object-oriented-
Structure supports such concepts
as polymorphism, operation
overloading, and multiple
inheritance.

Indentation- Indentation is one


of the greatest future in Python.
 It's portable –
1.)Python runs virtually every
major platform used today.
2.)As long as you have a
compatible Python interpreter
installed, Python programs will run
in exactly the same manner,
irrespective of platform.

It'sfree (open source)-


Downloading and installing
Python is free and easy. Source
code is easily accessible.
It's easy to use -
1.)No intermediate compile and
link steps as in C/ C++ .
2.)Python programs are compiled
automatically to an intermediate
form called bytecode, which the
interpreter then reads.

It's easy to learn –


Structure and syntax are pretty
intuitive and easy to grasp.
Who uses python today…
Python is being applied in real
revenue-generating products by
real companies. For instance:
Google makes extensive use of
Python in its web search system,
and employs Python’s creator.
Intel, Cisco, Seagate, Qualcomm,
and IBM use Python for hardware
testing.
The YouTube video sharing service
is largely written in Python.
A Sample code-
 x = 34 - 33 #A
comment.
 y = “Hello” # Another
one.
 z = 3.45
 if z == 3.45 or y == “Hello”:
 x=x+1
 y = y + “ World” # String
concat.
 print x
Enough to understand the
code-
 Indentation matters to code meaning
- Block structure indicated by indentation
First assignment to a variable creates it

- Variable types don’t need to be


declared.
- Python figures out the variable types on
its own.
Assignment is = and comparison is ==
Logical operators are words (and, or,
not), not symbols.
The basic printing command is print.

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