What Is Python and Why Should You Learn It?

     Apps run on code programs, and the code tells the computer what to do through a programming language compiler. There are many programming languages in the world like Java, HTML, C++, C#, and Python are a few examples. But in my opinion, Python is the best to learn.

     February 20th, 1991. Python 0.9.0 was first released by Guido van Rossum. Since then, it has received 3 major updates. In January 1994, Python 1.0 was released. 2.0 in 2000, (No, Y2K did not break Python, if you know the story) and 3.0 in 2008.

There are 3 main reasons for someone to learn Python:

1. Python is easy to learn for beginner programmers, with simple code. In Python, to print Hello World, you just need to type:

print(“Hello World!”)

where in say, C++, you would need to type:

#include <iostream>

int main() {

       std::cout << “Hello, world!” << std::endl;

       return 0;

}

1. Python can be used for a wide variety of applications. From calculators to A.I. and a guessing game to data science.

2. Finally, learning Python can open the windows to future jobs like, data scientists, software developers, game developers. Learning Python will increase your odds in getting a job you want.

     If you would like to try out Python, (DO THIS AT HOME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER! DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING ON SCHOOL CHROMEBOOKS!) You could search up a tutorial of how to download and install Python. (You won’t need PyCharm.) Then, you can search up another tutorial online to find how to use it! If you don’t want to, you can use a very simple adder I made!

while True:

     print(‘What is the first number you want?’)

     num1=int(input())

     print()

     print(‘What is the second number you want?’)

     num2=int(input())

    print()

     print(f’The sum of {num1} and {num2} are: {num1+num2}!’)

     You could mess with the code if you want, and see what you could do with it!