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Appl
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cat
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1.
WebDe
vel
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Pythoncanbeus edtomakeweb- a
ppli
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that?I
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rameworksPy t
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Someoft hemostwell-
knownframeworksareDjango,Fl
ask
,Pyramid.
Whyus eaframe
wor k?T hesec
uri
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scal
abil
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ty,conveni
encethatthey
prov
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ei fwecompar
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ofawebs i
tef
roms cr
a t
ch.

2.
GameDe
vel
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nt

Pythonisa l
sousedinthedevelopmentofi nter
a c
ti
v egames .
Ther
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l
ibrari
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sa3Dg amee ngi
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PyGamewhi chprovi
desfunct
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developme nt.GamessuchasCivil
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on-IV,Disney’sToontownOnli
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VegaS tr
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tusingPython.

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Mac
hineL
ear
ninga
ndAr
ti
fi
ci
alI
ntel
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Machi
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Intel
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hatmostlyeveryonechooses?It
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ht heli
brari
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pr
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taVi
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li
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Dataismone yifyouknowhowt oextr

a c
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canhe l
py outakecal
cul
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drisksandincr
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ous tudythe
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bra
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DataVisual
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plotli
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ktopGUI

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ibrar
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faces
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ppli
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WebS
cra
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cat
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jobli
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,resea
rchanddevel
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more.

PythonhasBe
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Bus
ine
ssAppl
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cat
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Busines
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Weus ePyt
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ay
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CADAppl
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Comput er-
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rr epr
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Embe
dde
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cat
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