Python is a powerful, flexible programming language you can use in web/Internet development, to write desktop graphical user interfaces (GUIs), create games, and much more. Python is:
• High-level, meaning reading and writing Python is really easy—it looks a lot like regular English!
• Interpreted, meaning you don't need a compiler to write and run Python! You can write it here at Codecademy or even on your own computer (many are shipped with the Python interpreter built in—we'll get to the interpreter later in this lesson).
• Object-oriented, meaning it allows users to manipulate data structures called objectsin order to build and execute programs. We'll learn more about objects later.
• Fun to use. Python is named after Monty Python's Flying Circus, and example code and tutorials often refer to the show and include jokes in order to make learning the language more interesting.
This course assumes no previous knowledge of Python in particular or programming/computer science in general.