What is Python

  1 . What is python :

Python is an interpreted high level language for general purpose programming (evolved through many versions). 

Python was developed in 1980s by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI: a National research Institute for mathematics and computer science in Netherland) in the Netherlands as a successor to ABC programming language, which was inspired by SETL, capable of exception handling and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system and released in 1991.

Rustom wanted the name of his new language to be short unique and mysterious so Python got its name from a BBC comedy series from 70's “Monty python's flying circus”.

2. Features of python or why python:

 It is high-level, interpreted Language, with extensive library support and supports procedure oriented as well as object oriented programming. It has -         

S: Simple syntax 

O:Open source 

P: Portable and 

E: Embeddable 

Note: SOPE is just a trick to remember python features

It is Dynamically typed: so no need to use type of variable before declaration. 

Note: interpreter is a program that reads another program and executes it. In interpreted language there is no need to compile programs like a program in c, Java and can be directly executed.

3.Uses of python:

 Used for creating computer application and web web applications computer games

 it can be used to read and modify files used database systems

 used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics 

 used for prototyping and testing microchips and automation.

4. Where python is used in Industry today:

Python is extremely popular today and used by many Big companies, few of them are: 

Google: for better search results, ranking etc. 

Dropbox: the server and client applications are coded using python. 

Instagram: built on the popular programming language Python.

Netflix: machine learning is used to cluster users based on their interest.

Youtube: Youtube uses python for view video, control templates for website, administer video, access to canonical data, etc.

NASA: Scientific calculations are computed using python.

cyber Security Analysis and other encryption and decryption work is done using python.