Python

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/ ).

The vast majority of Python programs run as normal applications directly on a laptop or server running Linux, Windows, or macOS. Python can also run on:

• Motherboards that run Linux
• some microcontrollers -- see MicroPython and CircuitPython
• PyScript project: Python running in-the-browser: https://pyscript.com/ , https://pyscript.net/ , (a), (b), (c), etc.

Related

• Why Python (FIXME: seems to duplicate this "Python" page?)
• A Course On Python
• Python Installation
• Python Topics
• Python Smart Terminal
• Category:Python Projects
• Python and the Raspberry Pi

Primary Links

• Python.org
• Python (programming language) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• IPython.org
• "How to get started with Python".

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