Python Programming Language - Beginners Insights

Introduction
Python is a powerful multi-purpose programming language created by Guido van Rossum.

It has simple easy-to-use syntax, making it the perfect language for someone trying to learn computer programming for the first time.

This is only an insight on how to get started in Python, why you should learn it and how you can learn it.

However, if you have knowledge of other programming languages and want to quickly get started with Python, visit Python tutorial page.



But rather than giving you a boring step by step process of learning Python, I would share my personal journey about how I started learning Python.

Here is my personal learning experience:

What motivated me to start learning Python ?

I fell in love with Python after reading a bunch of answers on Quora about how people were doing wonderful things with Python.

Some were writing scripts to automate their Whats app messages.

Some wrote a script to download their favourite songs,

while some built a system to receive cricket score updates on their phones.

All of this seemed very excited to me and I finally decided that attending a Python Seminar Would be worth my while.

Why shouldn't you learn Python?

For those of you familiar with Java or C++, Python will definitely break the mold you have built for a typical programming language.

Here are few factors where I personally love Python as a programming language and why people choose Python:


1.Python’s popularity & high salary

Python engineers have some of the highest salaries in the industry. The average Python Developer salary in the United States is approximately $116,028 per year.

2. Python is used in Data Science

Python is the leading language of many data scientist. For years,academic scholars and private researchers were using the MATLAB language for scientific research but it all started to change with the release of Python numerical engines such as ‘Numpy’ and ‘Pandas’.

3. Python’s scripting & automation

Python programming language is the most popular Scripting Language in the industry. A scripting language supports scripts or programs written for a special run-time environment that automates the execution of tasks. They are an alternative to programs executed one-by-one by a human operator.

4. Python used with Big Data

Python handles a lot of hassles of data. It supports parallel computing where you can use Python for Hadoop as well. In Python, you have a library called “Pydoop” and you can write a MapReduce program in Python and process data present in the HDFS cluster.

5. Python supports Testing

Python is great for validating ideas or products for established companies. Python has many built-in testing frameworks that covers debugging & fastest workflows.

6. Computer Graphics in Python

Python is largely used in small, large, online or offline projects. It is used to build GUI and desktop applications. It uses ‘Tkinter‘ library to provide fast & easy way to create applications.

7. Python used in Artificial Intelligence

AI is the next huge development in the tech world. You can actually make a machine mimic the human brain which has the power to think, analyze and make decisions.

8. Python in Web Development

Python has an array of frameworks for developing websites. The popular frameworks are Django, Flask, Pylons etc. Since these frameworks are written in Python, its the core reason which makes the code a lot faster and stable.

9. Python is portable & extensible

The portable and extensible properties of Python allow you to perform cross-language operations seamlessly. Python is supported by most platforms present in the industry today. Python’s extensibility features allow you to integrate Java as well as .NET components. You can also invoke C and C++ libraries.

10. Python is simple & easy to learn

So at number 10, Python is extremely simple and easy to learn. It is a very powerful language and it closely resembles the English language! Python code has a very 'natural' style to it, in that it is easy to read and understand, thanks to the lack of semicolons and braces! ;-)

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