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=Python is a Great Language= | =Python is a Great Language= | ||
| − | So are | + | So are other [[Programming Languages]], but for some purposes Python may be the best |
==Why== | ==Why== | ||
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==Ways to Run == | ==Ways to Run == | ||
| − | *From text editor, save file, run with an | + | *From text editor, save file, run with an interpreter. ( Generally use Idle instead, nicer, almost as lean ) |
| − | *IPython, a | + | *IPython, a highly interactive environment for Python ( I have not used ) |
*Idle ( as in Eric ) a really really basic, IDE | *Idle ( as in Eric ) a really really basic, IDE | ||
| + | *Spyder is an open-source interactive development environment for Python that comes with Anaconda ( https://anaconda.com/ ). | ||
Revision as of 13:42, 10 April 2025
Python is a Great Language
So are other Programming Languages, but for some purposes Python may be the best
Why
- Has its own iconic cartoon [import antigravity] ( do you know of any for another language? )
- Named after Monty Python, how cool is that.
- Free
- Runs on many OS's including the Raspberry PI.
- Great interactive modes.
- Concise, code often short without being cryptic.
- Real language not a toy.
- Widely used, lots of support books.....
- Lots of libraries for doing lots of things.
- Interpreted, but not all the time may be compiled.
- Seems to play well with other languages.
- Option for serious Object Orientation, almost everything is an object of a class.
- No need to adopt the OO methodology for many programs.
But
- Not statically typed which may not suit your tastes ( or may be a plus ).
- Not the fastest, but often fast enough.
Ways to Run
- From text editor, save file, run with an interpreter. ( Generally use Idle instead, nicer, almost as lean )
- IPython, a highly interactive environment for Python ( I have not used )
- Idle ( as in Eric ) a really really basic, IDE
- Spyder is an open-source interactive development environment for Python that comes with Anaconda ( https://anaconda.com/ ).
