What is Python? (Python Notes 1)

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Python is a high-level, interpreted, and object-oriented programming/scripting language which was created by Guido van Rossum in the late 80s. Python source code is available under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

Python is a language that is designed to be highly readable by human. For this purpose, Python uses english keywords more than any other language and uses fewer punctuation compared to others.

Python is processed at runtime by an interpreter and the code does not need to be compiled before execution. Python is an Interpreted Language like PHP & PERL.