python is high-levelinterpretedinteractive and object-oriented scripting language python is designed to be highly readable it uses english keywords frequently where as other languages use punctuationand it has fewer syntactical constructions than other languages python is interpretedpython is processed at runtime by the interpreter you do not need to compile your program before executing it this is similar to perl and php python is interactiveyou can actually sit at python prompt and interact with the interpreter directly to write your programs python is object-orientedpython supports object-oriented style or technique of programming that encapsulates code within objects python is beginner' languagepython is great language for the beginner-level programmers and supports the development of wide range of applications from simple text processing to www browsers to games history of python python was developed by guido van rossum in the late eighties and early nineties at the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the netherlands python is derived from many other languagesincluding abcmodula- cc++algol- smalltalkunix shelland other scripting languages python is copyrighted like perlpython source code is now available under the gnu general public license (gplpython is now maintained by core development team at the institutealthough guido van rossum still holds vital role in directing its progress python features python' features includeeasy-to-learnpython has few keywordssimple structureand clearly defined syntax this allows the student to pick up the language quickly easy-to-readpython code is more clearly defined and visible to the eyes easy-to-maintainpython' source code is fairly easy-to-maintain broad standard librarypython' bulk of the library is very portable and crossplatform compatible on unixwindowsand macintosh interactive modepython has support for an interactive mode which allows interactive testing and debugging of snippets of code