Python is a general purpose, high level and interpreted programming language. Python is a technology.
Python is developed by Guido Van Rossum and it came to the market in 1991.
Guido Van Rossum have developed python by taking many concepts from many programming languages which is as follows:

• • Functional programming approach from C.
• • OOP(Object-Oriented Program) concept from C++.
• • Scripting concepts from Shell Script and Perl.
• • Modular programming approach from modula-3.
• • Syntax concept from C and ABC language.

Python can specifically used to develop for the following applications.

• • Desktop Application
• • Web Application
• • Database Application
• • Networking Application
• • Game Application
• • IOT Application
• • Data Science Application
• • Machine Learning Application
• • AI Application

Features :

• • Python is simple & easy to learn.
• • Python is freeware & opensource.
• • Python is Interpreted.
• • Python is dynamically typed.
• • Python is extensible.
• • Python is embeded.
• • Python has extensive library.