Python is a high-level dynamic programming language created by Guido van Rossum in 1989. It is quite easy to learn and provides powerful typing. Python code has a very ‘natural’ style to it, in that it is easy to read and understand (thanks to the lack of semicolons and braces). Python programming language runs on any platform, ranging from Windows to Linux to Macintosh, Solaris etc.
The simplicity of Python is what it makes so popular. The following gives a highlight of its aesthetics:
- Highly readable language
- Clean visual layout
- Less syntactic exceptions
- Superior string manipulation
- Elegant and dynamic typing
- Interpreted nature
- Ideal for scripting and rapid application
- Fit for many platforms
Python is used in a lot of domains, below are few of those:
- Web development (web scraping)
- Testing: Python selenium
- Big Data: Hadoop
- Computer Graphics: GUI and game development
- Machine learning: Scikit-learn, tensorflow
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data science
In case you want to know more, you can refer this video: https://youtu.be/xxeBb7OyKXY