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Python is a widely used general purpose, high-level programming language. It is interpreted, cross-platform, and has a simple syntax. Python can be used for software development, web development, system scripting, and mathematics. It has some shortcomings like lesser libraries compared to languages like C++ and Java, and is slower than compiled languages. Python is installed in two steps - downloading the Python distribution and running the installation process. It can be run interactively from the Python prompt or in script mode by creating and running Python files.

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Python is a widely used general purpose, high-level programming language. It is interpreted, cross-platform, and has a simple syntax. Python can be used for software development, web development, system scripting, and mathematics. It has some shortcomings like lesser libraries compared to languages like C++ and Java, and is slower than compiled languages. Python is installed in two steps - downloading the Python distribution and running the installation process. It can be run interactively from the Python prompt or in script mode by creating and running Python files.

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Chapter 3 :

Informatics
Practices Gettin
Class XI ( As per
CBSE Board)
g
Started
With
Python
Introduction
It is widely used general purpose,high level programming
language.Developed by Guido van Rossum in 1991.

It is used for:
software development,
web development (server-side),
system scripting,
Mathematics.
Features of Python

1. Easy to use – Due to simple syntax rule


2. Interpreted language – Code execution &
interpretation line by line
3. Cross-platform language – It can run on
windows,linux,macinetosh etc. equally
4. Expressive language – Less code to be written
as it itself express the purpose of the code.
5. Completeness – Support wide rage of library
6. Free & Open Source – Can be downloaded
freely and source code can be modify for
improvement
Shortcomings of Python

1. Lesser libraries – as compared to other


programming languages like c++,java,.net
2. Slow language – as it is interpreted languages,it
executes the program slowly.
3. Weak on Type-binding – It not pin point on use
of a single variable for different data type.
Installing Python

Two Steps Only –

1. Download Python distribution


2. Python installation process
Installing Python
1. Download Python distribution
You can download python distribution from the link given below
https://www.python.org/downloads/

Note – Download only that python distribution/MSI Installer, which is best


suited for the Operating system on which you want to install it.
Installing Python
2. Python installation process
1. Double-click the icon labeling the file <version>.exe
Popup window will appear

Click on Run option


Installing Python
2. Setup popup window will appear

If the Python Installer finds an earlier version of Python installed on your


computer, the Install Now message will instead appear as Upgrade Now(and
the checkboxes will not appear).
Highlight the Install Now (or Upgrade Now) message, and then click it
Installing Python

3. User Account Conrol pop-up window will appear

Click the Yes button.


Installing Python

4. A new Python <version> Setup pop-up window will appear with a Setup
Progress message and a progress bar.
Installing Python

5. Soon, a new Python <version> Setup pop-up window will appear with
a Setup was successfully message

Click the close button


How to work in Python

After installation of python ,we can work on it in following ways

(i) in Interactive mode


(ii) in Script mode
How to work in Python

(i) in Interactive mode


* Search the python.exe file in the drive in
which it is installed.
If found double click it to start python in
interactive mode
How to work in Python
* Click start button -> All programs -
> python<version>->IDLE(Python
GUI)
How to work in Python
Python command
prompt >>>

Type the following at prompt


print “hello”
print 8*3
print 3**3
k=3+4*3
print k
How to work in Python

(ii) in Script mode


Step 1 (Create program file)
Below steps are for simple hello world program

a. Click Start button->All Programs ->


Python<version>->IDLE
b.Now click File->New in IDLE Python Shell
Now type
print “hello”
print “world”
print
“python
is”,”object
oriented
How to work in Python

(ii) in Script mode


Step 2 (Run program file)
a. Click Open command from IDLE’s File menu and
select the file you have already saved
b. Click Run-> Run Module
c. It will execute all the commands of program file
and display output in separate python shell
window
Note :- Python comes in 2 flavours – python 2.x and python 3.x . Later
one is Backward incompatible language as decide by Python Software
foundation(PSF). Mean code written in 2.x will not execute on 3.x . Visit
the below link for difference between 2.x & 3.x
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/important-differences-between-python-
2-x-and-python-3-x-with-examples/

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