Python¶

Intro¶

Python is a programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively.

-- Python.org

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation.

Python is dynamically-typed and garbage-collected. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured (particularly procedural), object-oriented and functional programming. It is often described as a "batteries included" language due to its comprehensive standard library.

Links¶

The official Python.org site has great resources available for beginners. Wikipedia provides a good high level overview about the language and its history.