Core Python Language Tutorials
This page features all of our “pure Python” tutorials that focus on the core language features.
What is Python?
Python, named after the British comedy group Monty Python, is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. Its flexibility allows it to do many things, both big and small. Python can be used to write simple programs, but it also possesses the full power required to create complex, large-scale enterprise solutions. Some of the ways in which Python is used includes:
- Desktop graphical application development, including games;
- Mathematical and scientific analysis of data; and
- Web and internet development.
Python’s presence in the world of computer programming can be found everywhere. For example, Python is used in some of the largest internet sites on earth - like Reddit, Dropbox, and Youtube, to name a few. The popular Python web framework Django powers both Instagram and Pinterest. LucasFilms’s award winning visual effects company, Industrial Light & Magic, uses Python to make help make their magic come to life.
It’s easy to forget just how powerful Python is because it’s so easy to learn.
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Writing Comments in Python (Guide)
Nov 05, 2018 basics best-practices python
How to Round Numbers in Python
Oct 08, 2018 best-practices intermediate python
The Best Python Books
Sep 10, 2018 basics intermediate python
Primer on Python Decorators
Aug 22, 2018 intermediate python
Cool New Features in Python 3.7
Jun 27, 2018 python
Python 3 Installation & Setup Guide
May 23, 2018 basics best-practices python
Working With JSON Data in Python
Apr 16, 2018 intermediate python
Python Debugging With Pdb
Apr 09, 2018 intermediate python tools
Thinking Recursively in Python
Mar 27, 2018 intermediate python
8 World-Class Software Companies That Use Python
Feb 08, 2018 python
