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What is Python?

• Python is a high level programming language.
• Python is a Dynamically Type programming language.
• Python is a Strongly Type programming language.
• Python is a Scripting Language
• Python was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991.
• Python is a simple, general purpose, high level, and object-oriented programming language.
• Python is an interpreted scripting language also.

Python is used for:

• Web development (server-side),
• Software development,
• Mathematics,
• System scripting.
• Data Science
• Date Mining
• Desktop Applications
• Console-based Applications
• Mobile Applications
• Software Development
• Artificial Intelligence
• Web Applications
• Enterprise Applications
• 3D CAD Applications
• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision or Image Processing Applications.
• Speech Recognitions

Python Popular Frameworks and Libraries

Python has wide range of libraries and frameworks widely used in various fields such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, web applications, etc. We define some popular frameworks and libraries of Python as follows.

• Web development (Server-side) - Django Flask, Pyramid, CherryPy
• GUIs based applications - Tk, PyGTK, PyQt, PyJs, etc.
• Machine Learning - TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, Scipy, etc.
• Mathematics - Numpy, Pandas, etc.