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.Wikipedia: Python (programming language) Python is one of the most popular current programming languagesTIOBE: Index, 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 CodeChef GDB Online Ideone paiza.IO Python Fiddle PythonTutor repl.it TutorialsPoint Local IDEs Wikipedia: IDLE Wikipedia: Thonny References Wikiversity: Computer Programming