Features of Python Language | LearnTut

 Features of Python Language:

Nowadays, everyone is switching to python from other languages like C and JAVA, but ever think that why python is so popular programming language that everyone is using. So, let us discuss one by one point which makes python so popular.

Some of the features which make Python so popular are as follows:

General-Purpose programming language: It is a general-purpose programming language which can be used for both scientific and non-scientific programming. A general-purpose programming language is a programming language designed to be used for writing software in the widest variety of application domains.

Platform-independent programing language: It is a platform-independent programming language. It means Python can run easily a variety of platforms like Windows , Linux, Unix and many more without writing separate code for operating systems as the same code can run on multiple platforms. Like C++ cannot be run on different platforms easily.

     High-Level Language: It is a very simple high-level language with a vast library of add-on modules. High-level programming languages such as C, PASCAL provides an easy to write programs that are more or less independent of a particular type of computer. These type of languages are closer to human languages and further from machine languages.

     Beginners friendly: It is excellent for beginners as the language is interpreted, hence gives immediate results.

  Readable and Understandable: The programs written in Python are easily readable and understandable. Like we use ‘print keyword to print something on the screen, we use ‘import’ keyword to import some modules in the python program.

  Extension Language:  It is suitable as an extension language for customizable applications. An extension language is a programming language interpreter offered by an application program, so that users can write macros or even full-fledged programs to extend the original application. 

Where it is widely used:

The language is used by companies in real revenue generating products, such as:

-  In operations of Google search engine, youtube, etc.

- Bit Torrent peer to peer file sharing is written using Python

- Intel, Cisco, HP, IBM, etc use Python for hardware testing.

- Maya provides a Python scripting API

- i–Robot uses Python to develop commercial Robot.

- NASA and others use Python for their scientific programming task.

We will learn all these concepts one by one in upcoming articles. 

Happy Learning :)