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What is Python?

🦶 Python is a popular, general-purpose programming language, originally named after the Monty Python comedy group.

📜 It was created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991.

🧠 Python’s core philosophy is readability: it tries to make code feel like a clear description of an idea, instead of a puzzle made of symbols.

🦜 Python is used for text, numbers, images, scientific computing, data analysis, automation, web development, databases, and files—if something can be done on a computer, there’s probably a Python library for it.

🗒️ Python programs are stored as plain text scripts (usually .py files), and they are typically interpreted, while often being compiled into bytecode internally to run.

🧩 Python supports multiple programming styles, including Object-Oriented Programming and Functional Programming, and it lets you mix them when it makes the code clearer.

🎭 Python became especially popular among beginners and non-IT fields because it lowers friction: the language is expressive, beginner-friendly, and scales well into professional software.

🤝 One of Python’s biggest strengths is its community: it has a strong culture of openness, documentation, and helping others learn.

ℹ️ To get some help

help(functionName)

Example:

help(print)

Help on built-in function print in module builtins:

print(*args, sep=' ', end='\n', file=None, flush=False)
    Prints the values to a stream, or to sys.stdout by default.

    sep
      string inserted between values, default a space.
    end
      string appended after the last value, default a newline.
    file
      a file-like object (stream); defaults to the current sys.stdout.
    flush
      whether to forcibly flush the stream.