Learn Python

First step to start learning Python is to install python.

Go to the site ” https://www.python.org/” and click on “Downloads” -> “All releases”

The latest version of python is 3.8.1 when writing this. It downloads the exe file as shown below.

Double click on python-3.8.1.exe to run the file. It will open an installation window.

Note: Make sure you check the last checkbox “Add Python 3.8 to PATH”. This will update PATH in system with the path of Python installation without which it will not work as intended.

Click on “Install Now” after checking the checkbox, it will install python.

Once, the installation is done, click on “Close” button.

Now Python is installed in your system. Now, we are good to start working in Python.

But, we need an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) to do so. However, we can use notepad as well as an editor.

If we use any supported IDE’s like pyCharm, visual studio code, we get to use all the advanced features like intellisense, hints, etc.

I will explain next on how to install pyCharm and Visual studio code. You can use whichever tool you would like to.

Please check my next post on how to install pyCharm.

Python was first released in the year 1991 and it is created by Guido Van Rossum.

Python is best known for it code readability. The reason being is in most of the programming languages, the code blocks are separated logically using curly braces. However, in Python it is managed by white spaces which in turn reduces the complexity and increase the code readability.

Python is object oriented program and Python 2 and Python 3 are the version which is well known. Python 2 was released in the year 2000 with advanced features like garbage collection, etc. Python 3 was released in the year 2008 which was completely incompatible with previous versions of Python and Python 3 has much enhanced features.

Let’s start learning python programming language….

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