1. Simple Elegant SyntaxProgramming in Python is fun. It's easier to understand and write Python code. Why?The syntax feels natural. Take this source code for an example:a = 2
b = 3
sum = a + b
print(sum)
Even if you have never programmed before, you can easily guess that this program adds two numbers and prints it.
2. Not overly strictYou don't need to define the type of a variable in Python....
History of Python
Python is a fairly old language created by Guido Van Rossum. The design began in the late 1980s and was first released in February 1991.
Why Python was created?
In late 1980s, Guido Van Rossum was working on the Amoeba distributed operating system group. He wanted to use an interpreted language like ABC (ABC has simple easy-to-understand syntax) that could access the Amoeba system calls. So, he...
The string .format() method
The .format() method of the str type is an extremely convenient way to format text exactly the way you want it.
Note
This method was added in Python 2.6.
Quite often, we want to embed data values in some explanatory text. For example, if we are displaying the number of nematodes in a hectare, it...