Python; Introduction and Installation -PART 1

by 
  Aneesh R. Prabhu


Introducing Python.

Python is an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991. 
Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes readability and therefore reduces the cost of program maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are available in source or binary form without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed.

What makes Python special?

Often, programmers fall in love with Python because of the increased productivity it provides. Since there is no compilation step, the edit-test-debug cycle is incredibly fast. Debugging Python programs is easy: a bug or bad input will never cause a segmentation fault. Instead, when the interpreter discovers an error, it raises an exception. When the program doesn't catch the exception, the interpreter prints a stack trace. A source level debugger allows inspection of local and global variables, evaluation of arbitrary expressions, setting breakpoints, stepping through the code a line at a time, and so on. 

This session guides you through python even though your a complete beginner to the world of computer coding.

Installation.

You can code on Python with different text editors and software. We suggest using Thonny or IDLE by python.

Using IDLE


IDLE can be downloaded from https://www.python.org/ and sublime can be used a text editor.

Thonny.



Thonny can be downloaded from https://thonny.org/

Other editors like Pycharm etc can be used (This blog recommends Thonny).

Check out the part II here: Python; Variables - PART 2

Also feel free to comment down your questions.

Thank you!

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 7, 2020 at 7:18 PM

    Nice information Anish. Especially in this time where coding is the language of the future, this information might help many who want to learn coding and become a professional at it. Well done.

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