Programming Fundamentals/Introduction Examples Python

Overview

Python is an interpreted high-level programming language for general-purpose programming. Created by Guido van Rossum and first released in 1991, Python has a design philosophy that emphasizes code readability, notably using significant whitespace. It provides constructs that enable clear programming on both small and large scales.^[1]

Python is one of the most popular current programming languages^[2], is frequently recommended as a first programming language, and often used in information systems and data science courses.

Example

Input: Hello World

 # This program displays "Hello world!"
 #
 # References:
 # https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer%27s_Tutorial_for_Python_3/Hello,_World
 
 print("Hello world!")

Output

Hello world!

Discussion

Each code element represents:Programming Fundamentals/Hello World

# begins a comment
print() calls the print function
"Hello world!" is the literal string to be displayed

Python IDEs

There are many free cloud-based and local IDEs available to begin coding in Python. Check with your instructor or do your own research for recommendations.

Cloud-Based IDEs

Local IDEs

References

Wikiversity: Computer Programming

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[1] Wikipedia: Python (programming language)

[2] TIOBE: Index

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