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About Python programming language
Python was created in the late 1980s by Guido van Rossum and was designed to be a multi-paradigm programming language making it possible for programmers to adopt multiple styles of programming such as object-oriented programming, structured or functional programming.
Python is an interpreted language and not a compiled one!
Compiled vs Interpreted?
About Compiled Languages
In the Compiled languages the instructions are converted directly into machine code that the processor can execute. So the program needs to be manually compiled first.
As a result, they tend to be faster and more efficient to execute than interpreted languages.
They also give us more control over hardware aspects, like memory management or CPU usage.
The downside is that You have to recompile the program every time you need to make a change.
About Interpreted Languages
In contrast, in the Interpreted Languages, the interpreters run the program line by line and execute each command.
To start the interactive interpreter enter “python” at the command line.
Python Installation
Even you are not restricted, it is highly recommended that you use Linux as your primary platform to learn and use Python. The good part is that the most Linux distributions come with Python installed by default.
How to check Your Python installed version?
You can check the version of Python with the command: python –V
Python scripts have .py extension.
Few important things about Python
A few important things about Python:
- Python is case sensitive
- Spacing is important in Python
- print() is a useful building function in Python used to display results.
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