Introduction To Python

History of Python:

Python was developed by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and early nineties at the National Research  Institute  for Mathematics  and  Computer Science in  the Netherlands.
Feature of Python:
Easy-to-learn:

Python has few keywords,simple structure, and a clearly defined syntax. This allows the student to pick up the language quickly.
Easy-to-read:
Python code is more clearly defined and visible to the eyes.
Easy-to-maintain:
Python's source code is fairly easy-to-maintain.
A broad standard library:
Python's bulk of the library isvery portable and cross-platform compatible on UNIX, Windows,and Macintosh.
Interactive Mode:
Python has support for an interactive mode which allows interactive testing and debugging of snippets of code.
Portable:
Python can run on a wide variety of hardware platforms and has the same interface on all platforms.
Extendable:
You can add low-level modules to the Python interpreter.These modules enable programmers to add to or customize their tools to be more efficient.
Databases:
Python provides interfaces to all major commercial databases.
GUI Programming:
Python supports GUI applications that can be created and ported to many system calls, libraries,and windows systems, such as Windows MFC, Macintosh,and the X Window system of Unix.
Scalable:
Python provides a better structure and support for large programs than shell scripting