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Introduction To Python

This document provides an introduction to the Python programming language. It discusses that Python is a high-level, interpreted, general-purpose, dynamic programming language that is widely used for web development, software development, mathematics, and system scripting. The document also outlines some of Python's key features like its simple syntax, ability to work on different platforms, and support for functions, classes, modules and packages. It provides information on getting started with Python through scripts, IDEs, and command line interpreters.

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Introduction To Python

This document provides an introduction to the Python programming language. It discusses that Python is a high-level, interpreted, general-purpose, dynamic programming language that is widely used for web development, software development, mathematics, and system scripting. The document also outlines some of Python's key features like its simple syntax, ability to work on different platforms, and support for functions, classes, modules and packages. It provides information on getting started with Python through scripts, IDEs, and command line interpreters.

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Introduction to Python

Rincy T A
Assistant Professor
Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad

Python Programming Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad


Introduction
• High-level
• Interpreted
• General purpose
• Dynamic
• Reusable
• Widely used

Python Programming Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad


It is used for:

• web development (server-side)


• software development
• mathematics
• system scripting

Python Programming Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad


Why Python?

• Python works on different platforms (Windows,


Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
• Python has a simple syntax similar to the English
language.
• Python has syntax that allows developers to write
programs with fewer lines than some other
programming languages.
• Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning
that code can be executed as soon as it is written.
This means that prototyping can be very quick.
• Python can be treated in a procedural way, an
object-orientated way or a functional way.

Python Programming Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad


Key features
• Automatically compiled to byte code and
executed
• Has many built-in data types
• Supports many control statements
• Allows easier programming
• Supports functions, classes, modules and
packages

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Getting started with Python
• There are three different ways of starting
Python:
– Running a script written in python with a text
editor
– Using a GUI application from an IDLE; one that
comes with the Python installer itself
– Employing an interactive approach; with a
command line interpreter

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Good to know

• The most recent major version of Python is


Python 3. However, Python 2, although not being
updated with anything other than security
updates, is still quite popular.
• It is possible to write Python in an Integrated
Development Environment, such as PyCharm or
Eclipse which are particularly useful when
managing larger collections of Python files.
• Python Installer can be downloaded from
https://www.Python.org/downloads/

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Comments
• Comments are used by the programmer to
explain the piece of code to others as well as
to himself in a simple language.
• Hash Mark(#) is used for commenting in
Python

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Identifiers
• A python identifier is the name given to a
variable, function, class, module or other
object.
• Begin with an alphabet or underscore
• Can include any number of letters, digits or
underscores.
• Spaces are not allowed
• Case-sensitive

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• Hello and hello are different
• Examples
MyName
My_Name
Your_Name
Invalid Identifiers:
My Name
3dfig
Your#Name

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Keywords
• Reserved words with specific purpose and use
• Examples:
break else import return True
while with

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Variables
• It holds a value that may change
• No need to declare
• Instead initialise the variable
• Syntax
variable=expression

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