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Python Introduction

This document provides an introduction to Python programming, highlighting its definition, popularity, and history. It outlines key features of Python, installation instructions, available IDEs, and basic programming concepts such as data types and operators. The content is structured to guide beginners in understanding and starting with Python.

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Python Introduction

This document provides an introduction to Python programming, highlighting its definition, popularity, and history. It outlines key features of Python, installation instructions, available IDEs, and basic programming concepts such as data types and operators. The content is structured to guide beginners in understanding and starting with Python.

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Introduction to Python

Programming
Based on the provided syllabus topics
What is Python?

• Python is a high-level, interpreted, general-purpose programming language. It


emphasizes code readability and allows programmers to express concepts in fewer
lines of code.
Why Python?

• Python is popular due to its simplicity, readability, and vast ecosystem of libraries
and frameworks.
History of Python

• Python was created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991. It was
designed to be a highly readable language that uses significant indentation.
Features of Python

• - Dynamic
• - Interpreted
• - Object-Oriented
• - Embeddable
• - Extensible
• - Large Standard Library
• - Free and Open Source
Downloading Python & Installation

• Python can be downloaded from the official website: https://www.python.org


• Installation is supported on Windows, Linux/Unix, and Mac OS.
• Online compilers like Replit and PythonAnywhere also allow you to run Python
code.
Python IDEs

• - IDLE (default)
• - Spyder
• - Jupyter Notebook
• - PyCharm
• - Rodeo
• - Visual Studio Code
• - ATOM
• - PyDev
Basic Python Concepts

• - Data Types: int, float, str, bool, list, tuple, dict


• - Variables: Used to store data values
• - Numbers: Integer, Float
• - Operators: Arithmetic, Comparison, Logical
• - Comments: Single-line (#), Multi-line (''')
• - Input/Output: input(), print()

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