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What is Python?

Python is a popular programming


language. It was created by Guido
van Rossum, and released in 1991.
It is used for:
• web development (server-side),
• software development,
• mathematics,
• system scripting.
What can Python do?
• Python can be used on a server to create web
applications.
• Python can be used alongside software to create
workflows.
• Python can connect to database systems. It can also
read and modify files.
• Python can be used to handle big data and perform
complex mathematics.
• Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for
production-ready software development.
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-
oriented way or a functional way.
Python syntax can be executed by writing directly in the
Command Line:

>>> print("Hello, World!")


Hello, World!

Or by creating a python file on the server, using the .py


file extension, and running it in the Command Line:
C:\Users\Your Name>python myfile.py

Installing Anaconda distribution


Installing IDE pycharm for setup Python development
Environment
The main elements of a Python program include:
Variables: A word in the program that stores a value
Conditionals: A programming element
Loops: A programming element
Functions: A statement that returns a value
Classes: A programming element
Lists: A data structure that can store integers, strings,
decimal values, or objects
Sets: A basic data structure in Python
Tuples: A basic data structure in Python
main module: A special environment where the top-
level code is executed
Other elements of a Python program include:
Sources, Indices, Working with text and numbers, Data
types and their compatibility, and Converting data from
one type to another.
Creating Variables
Python has no command for declaring a variable.
A variable is created the moment you first assign a value
to it.
x=5
y = "John"
print(x)
print(y)
Variables do not need to be declared with any
particular type, and can even change type after they
have been set.
Example
x=4 # x is of type int
x = "Sally" # x is now of type str
print(x)
Casting
If you want to specify the data type of a variable, this can
be done with casting.
Example
x = str(3) # x will be '3'
y = int(3) # y will be 3
z = float(3) # z will be 3.0
You can get the data type of a variable with
the type() function.
Example
x=5
y = "John"
print(type(x))
print(type(y))
String variables can be declared either by using single or double
quotes:
Example
x = "John"
# is the same as
x = 'John'
Variable names are case-sensitive.
a=4
A = "Sally"
#A will not overwrite a
var x = 5
#x = 5
$x = 5

Variable Names
x = 5

A variable can have a short name (like x and y) or a


more descriptive name (age, carname,
total_volume). Rules for Python variables:A variable
name must start with a letter or the underscore
character
A variable name cannot start with a number
A variable name can only contain alpha-numeric
characters and underscores (A-z, 0-9, and _ )
Variable names are case-sensitive (age, Age and AGE
are three different variables)
A variable name cannot be any of the
Python keywords.
Python allows you to assign values to multiple
variables in one line:
x, y, z = "Orange", "Banana", "Cherry"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)
And you can assign the same value to multiple
variables in one line:
x = y = z = "Orange"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)
If you have a collection of values in a list, tuple etc.
Python allows you to extract the values into variables.
This is called unpacking.
Example
Unpack a list:
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
x, y, z = fruits
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)
Output Variables
The Python print() function is often used to
output variable

Example
x = "Python is awesome"
print(x)
In the print() function, you output multiple variables,
separated by a comma:
x = "Python"
y = "is"
z = "awesome"
print(x, y, z)
+ operator to output multiple variables:

x = "Python "
y = "is "
z = "awesome"
print(x + y + z)
In the print() function, when you try to combine a
string and a number with the + operator, Python will
give you an error:
x=5
y = "John"
print(x + y)

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