Python

Python is an object oriented programming language that is used for a variety of software design. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and comes with extensive standard libraries. Python runs on Windows, Linux / Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga, Palm Handhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. Python was created by Guido van Rossum. He was an individual who was given several awards for creating his own language. Python is now used by corporations such as NASA, Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others. Although Python is used by many large corporations, some people still use it at home on their private computers. Python was created in February of 1991. Since then, many newer versions of the language have been devloped. Python still widely used today. The word Python does not stand for anything and has no particular meaning. Python is not an acronym for anything. Some examples of code are: 'Hello, World!'(With quotation marks) can be attained through:: code format="source-python" 'Hello, world!'

code Prior to Python 3.0: code format="source-python" print "Hello, world!"

code Python 3.0: code format="source-python" print ( "Hello, world!" )

code As you can see it is very similar to the hello world program in BASIC.