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TechBites: My Latest Programming Language To Learn — Python

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Python is an interpreted high-level general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its use of significant indentation. Its language constructs as well as its object-oriented approach aim to help programmers write clear, logical code for small and large-scale projects.

Python is an open-source programming language that was made to be easy-to-read and powerful. A Dutch programmer named Guido van Rossum made Python in 1991. He named it after the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus.
— Wikipedia

I am not a programmer or developer by trade so I only learn programming languages (Borland C, Pascal, and Java) during my school days. I have actually no use for them except for general knowledge and am forced to pick them up for my studies. 
    Similar to programming, I did pick up scripting languages instead to automate or reduce my typing on the keyboard. The first was Windows Batch files that I use to use aliases to reduce typing and speed up some work. Later I used Bash shell script to automate checking settings on Linux or UNIX computers but never dwell deep into any of them. More like a hobby kind of thing than a work requirement. Just a plus for my field of work. 

    The reason for picking up Python was that I was bored at the library and as I noticed that Python is surprisingly useful in many areas, I decided to learn it for the fun. I have not decided what I am going to use it for later. 

    I also noticed that Python books were off the shelves like hotcakes in my library. It seems like many people have the same idea of learning Python, especially in the IT industry as many specialized fields use Python for automating some of their work. 

    So far, I have watched a  series of Youtube videos on Python for Beginners (Full Course) from Navin Reddy (Telusko) and Usborne's Coding For Beginners Using Python. They showed me that the Python programming language is really easy to learn and very powerful as well. The syntax is very similar to C or Java, so it is easier for me to pick up as I already have some basic knowledge of programming techniques as well. I may likely be putting up Python guides for Beginners and treating them as my personal notes for this programming language that I picked up.

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