Python Tutorial

Introduction

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. It was created by Guido Van Rossum in the early 1990s and has become one of the most popular languages for system programming, scripting, and rapid application development. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to write your first Python program that prints out "Hello World".

Introduction to Python

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum in 1991 and has become one of the most popular languages for software development today.

Python is an interpreted language that runs on top of the C/C++ stack (also known as CPython). This means that it can be used to create programs without having to compile them into machine code first—you just write your code in Python!

The main reason why I like this programming language so much is because it's easy to read and understand, but also very powerful when you need something more complex or advanced than basic arithmetic operations or string manipulation functions!

Install Python on Mac OS X

The first step to installing Python on your Mac is to go to python.org/downloads and select the appropriate installer for your operating system:

• Mac OS X 64-bit/32-bit

• Linux x86_64

Install Python on Windows

In order to run Python on Windows, you'll need the following:

• An installation of Python 2.7 or higher (this is the version of Python that we're using in this tutorial). You can download it here.

• A text editor (such as Notepad++) with syntax highlighting enabled. We won't be using Visual Studio Code or Sublime Text throughout this tutorial, so if you don't already have one installed, go ahead and download and install one now!

Hello World in Python

• Enter the following code:

print "Hello World"

Save the file as hello.py, then run it with the command python hello.py

After reading this tutorial you will be able to create a simple python app that prints “Hello World”.

• Create a new file in the editor.

• Add the following code:

```python

print("Hello World")```

Save the file as hello.py. Run it by typing python hello.py in terminal or cmd window, you should see “Hello World” printed on your screen

Conclusion

We hope that you enjoyed reading this tutorial and that it helped you get started with Python. We recommend continuing your journey by learning more about Python's syntax and other features, or even diving right into some coding of your own! We also have a number of great resources for learning about Python on our website including videos, articles and quizzes if you want to go deeper into the language.