The World of

Python
Py t h o n

• Cre at ed in 199 0 b y Guid o van Rossu m

– W h ile at CW I, A m s terd am
– N ow h o st ed b y cen t r e fo r nat io nal re search
in i t iat ives, Rest o n, VA , USA
• Fre e, o p en sourc e
–A n d w i t h an am azing co m m u n i t y
• O b je ct o rie n t ed langu a g e
– “ Ever yt h in g is an o b je ct ”
W hy Py t h o n?

• D esig n e d t o b e easy t o le ar n an d m a s te r
– Clean, clear sy n t ax
– Ve r y f e w ke y w o rd s
• H ig h ly p o r t ab le
– Runs a lm o st any w h e re - hig h e n d se r ve r s an d
w o rk st a tion s, d o w n t o w in d o w s CE
– U ses m a c hin e in d e p e n d e n t b y te-co d es
• Ex t e nsib l e
– D esig n e d t o b e e x t e n sib le usin g C/ C++, a llo w i n g
access t o m any e xt e rn al lib r ar ie s
Py t h o n f ea t u r e s
Po p u lar Co d in g Lan g u ages
Goo g le Search Tr e nds b y Stastist a
Pr o g r a m m in g Lang u ag es
Ka g gle Sur vey
To p lang u ag e s: Co d in g in fin i t e
M o s t w a n te d Lang u a ge: St ack O ve rf l o w
To p lang u ag e s: IEEE Spect r u m
To p lang u ag e s: Gith u b
M ar ke ta bility: IEEE Spect r u m
D a ta Science : Q u o r a Re sults
Py t h o n vs. R
Lan g u age Co m p a riso n
D evelo p m e n t t i m e
H e llo W o r ld
Pr o g r a m m in g Lang u ag es
Po p u larity
Pyt h o n A p p l ica t io n s
Pr o ject s based o n Py t h o n
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J o b O p p o rtu n it i es
Fu t u r e o f Py t h o n
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