Python is one of the most popular programming languages. But, it is also an high-level, interpreted, dynamically typed, object-oriented as well as procedural programming language.
🐍 History of Python
Python was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991 as Python 0.9.0.
But, there is an interesting story behind the Python name – The author of Python Guido van Rossum is a big fan of the British comedy series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, and that’s why he went with the Python name.
Features of Python
- Python code is very simple, so it is very easy to learn for a beginner.
- It is a Cross-platform Language, which means you can run Python equally on different platforms such as Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Macintosh, etc.
- It has a large number of libraries that can be used to build various types of applications.
- This language can be used for small or big projects and these projects can be online or offline.
Use of Python
Python is a multi-purpose programming language, so it can be used for:
- Web development (Django, FastAPI, Flask).
- Game Development.
- Desktop GUI Application.
- Mobile Application.
- Data Science.
- Data Analysis.
- AI and machine learning.
- etc.
Which companies are using Python?
There are some world-class software companies which are using Python, such as –
| Netflix | |||
| Spotify | IBM | Dropbox |
Obviously, these giant companies aren’t using only Python, they are using other languages along with Python.
