Diving Into Python - Chapter 1

Abhishek Jaiswal

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Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Thanks buddy! :)
Sandeep Kumar11y ago
Nice sir :)
Peter Pan11y ago
I've fallen in love with python! Thanks!
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Your welcome buddy, glad to hear that. Keep learning!! :)
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Aah, thanks buddy and i'll do!! :)
Miche11y ago
Good Stuff..keep it coming
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Thank you guys for your kind words!! :)
Sibeesh Venu11y ago
Good job dude
Sourabh Somani11y ago
wow very interesting :) like snakes
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  It's Python sourabh, you can inherit lots of snakes from it! :)
Manoj Kulkarni11y ago
Nice article. Thank you for sharing
vanama saishanthan11y ago
This is very interesting article and nice pictorial presentation.Keep going.
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Thanks!! :)
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Thanks nitin! :)
Nitin11y ago
nice
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Yup, should give a try! :)
Shubham Kumar11y ago
Hmm PY-THO-N trying
Mahesh Chand11y ago
I like your explanation with snake. Very cool!
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Ahh, thank you sir! :)
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Thanks. Anoop Kumar Sharma, it will get published very soon! :)
Anoop Kumar Sharma11y ago
Nice Article Abhishek Jaiswal..!! Waiting for the Second Chapter :-)
Santhakumar Munuswamy11y ago
Thanks for nice article. kindly make good series for us
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Thank you for ur kind words, i'll surely do! :)
- Santhakumar Munuswamy11y ago
  Thanks Abhishek
Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
Thank for your lovely comments guys. Stay tuned for more! :)
Abhishek Yadav11y ago
Good Start with PY-THO-N Abhishek Jaiswal... Really nice article... :)
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Aah, thanks buddy! ;)
Gopi Chand11y ago
Great content and explanation...I want to learn this language if it is object oriented..
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Thanks! and yes it is, try this! :)
Ratnesh Singh11y ago
nice one ... waiting for next part..
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Thanks, it will be soon! :)
Sam Hobbs11y ago
I have been curious about Python, thank you for describing it. Is it more like C or C++? If it is object-oriented then perhaps it should be compared to C++.
- Abhishek Jaiswal11y ago
  Yes, it is. Some of the basic functionalities of Python are similar to C and C++. In my upcoming articles of this series i'll compare Python with several languages by using some snippets. :)

Hello guys.

This is the first pat of this article series about "Python". In this article you will learn Python step-by-step and easily.

Introduction

As a techie and software engineer I love to explore new technologies and languages and this time it's "Python". If you are into object oriented languages then guys I think you need to give it a try.

So let's explore Python step-by-step.

Before proceeding let's see what Python is trying to say.

Appeal

“It always hurts if people pronunciate your name incorrectly for some reason such as ascent. So before narrating my story and feature I want to tell you guys how to pronunce my name, because it makes me feel good.”

Pronunciation- "Py-Tho-N"

I hope now I am clear, so let's explore the features of Python one by one.

Simple

“If am saying Python is simple and easy to use, then don't just blindly believe me; just code in it and feel the difference.”

Python is seriously simple and a ready-to-mingle type programming language as per my latest experience with Python. It is a real programming language because it offers a more versatile structure and support for large programs than any other scripts do.

Reliable

If you ask people or students “Which language offers more error checking?”

Then, they will frankly tell you “C”.

But if their answer is "C", then I think they haven't heard about "Python". Yes, I said that and I mean it. Python offers much more error checking than C. In spite of this, Python offers high level data types and flexibility.

It offers Flexible arrays and dictionaries too and if you have any doubt regarding its generation then let me be clear, it's a "High Level Language".

Interpreted

Python is an interpreted language doesn't that sound cool and exciting to you? That means, Python will save you considerable time during program development because now you don't need any type of compilation and linking.

You can use the interpreter interactively that somehow makes your efforts as well as time less, what else a programmer needs. Since time is money for us.

Reusability

Python gives one more freedom to you. Now with Python you can easily divide or split your program into several set of modules that can be later used in other Python programs.

It comes with large numbers of standard modules that you can use as the base of your Python program. If you still didn't get the theme of this feature then let me explain it for you with some familiar examples.

Some of what the Python modules offers:

File I/O.
System Calls.
Sockets.
Interface Toolkits.
GUI Toolkits.

These cool features make Python a "Procedure Oriented Language".

Object Oriented

If you are an object oriented guy and can't dream apart or over it, then Python can be a new host for you. It's both procedure-oriented as well as object-oriented like in .NET, C++, Java and some others.

Open Source

If I am saying it is open source then that means it's free (as we know) and we the programmers and geeks love the things that comes freely and easy to us.

You can read what works behind the Python, can read it's source code, make changes in it and many other things. Isn't all these features enough to make Python user-friendly or a lovable language? Yes, they are.

Portable

Since it's open source, it supports this feature too. You can run Python or I can say Python allows you that you can make it run in nearly any environment.

Python runs happily in the environments Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris, Amiga, AROS, Playstation, Pocket PC, FreeBSD and several others.

Understandable and Readable

Python is not only much simpler than any other language (that offers a very high level of features) but also easily understandable and readable. Programs written in Python are much shorter than any other programming language like C, C++, Java and so on. (Kindly don't ask why .NET isn't here).

The reasons behind it are:

High level Data Types.
Flexibility in Arrays.
No variable or argument declaration is necessary.
Many more

Extensible

“Python is extensible too.”

If you know how C works, then Python might gain you attention or your interest. As in C it is very easy to add a new built-in function to the C interpreter.

You can always link your Python interpreter into an application written in C and use it anytime as an extension.

Guidelines

The following are some guidelines from my side:

Do as much as code you can.
Code anything you want, the best way to learn.
Don't just study things, try to learn them.
Work on your concepts.
Work on the fundamentals of any technology or stuff you want to learn.

Moto

“Keep calm and code Python”.

I tried to make this an interesting and interactive article and I wish you guys like that, meanwhile if you have any suggestions then your welcome.

Until the next part, keep sharing.

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