INTRODUCTION ============= GUIDO VAN ROSSUM DEVELOPED : 1989 AVAILABLE : 1991 VERSIONS: PYTHON-1.0 ==> 1991 PYTHON-2.0 ==> 1999 PYTHON-3.0 ==> 2008 CURRENT VERSION : 3.12.6 ROOTS FOR PYTHON: C : FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING APPROACH C++: Object Oriented {class, object, method, encapsulation, polymorphism, inheritance, abstraction etc.} PERL & SHELL SCRIPT: Scripting Features: ======== 1) Functional language 2) Object Oriented language 3) Scripting language X-app: feature-1 feature-2 Iphones, windows not ==> android phones, Linux etc small amount of code/snippet/script ex: login: gmail: mail : correct/Incorrect pwd : correct/Incorrect signin Home | failure in signin play store Open source =========== devices: windows, Linux, Mac-Os Free software ============= Easy Programming language HOW TO GET PYTHON SOFTWARE: =========================== 1) Downloading =============== browser (chrome) ==> search about: "python.org" ==> Downloads ==> download the software according to our machine 2) Installation: ================= run the downloaded file (by click on it) ==> select one checklist (add python .exe) ==> Click on "Install Now" ==> Clock on "close" Check whether the python software is installed successfully or not? =================================================================== open the command prompt ==> type a command: python --version if you have "python version" on screen ==> installed successfully else: not installed.