From the course: Introduction to Career Skills in Software Development

Introduction to Python - Python Tutorial

From the course: Introduction to Career Skills in Software Development

Introduction to Python

- At the time of this recording, the top five programming languages are Java, Python, JavaScript, C , and C#. Python is ideal for those who are starting out with programming, because it has few syntax requirements. Additionally, Python code tends to be more concise meaning it takes fewer lines of code to get things done. Python was designed to be a general purpose language. You can use it to create web applications, perform scientific analysis, create games, and more. It's an excellent choice for exploring the introductory concepts covered in this course. We've already seen a few examples of Python code so far. This is also Python code. Can you guess what it does? If not, that's okay. You'll have the tools needed to understand Python code by the end of this course.

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