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The 7 Most Astonishing Things About Python
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Why it is known as Python?

• According to the creator Guido Van Rossum, the
  name of this language was derived from the
  British comedy series "Monty Python's Flying
  Circus". The comedy was aired on BBC during the
  1970s and it gave the creator some form of
  entertainment during the language development.
  Also, Van Rossum wanted a name that was short,
  and mysterious

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Python does not require a compiler

• As a high-level and interpreted language, Python
  does not need a compiler. This is unlike Java and
  C which have to be compiled first before being
  interpreted. For Python, it relies on an
  application known as an interpreter.

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Python has overtaken French in primary schools

• This one sounds interesting right. Believe it or
  not, in 2015, Python overtook French to be the
  most popular languages that are taught in primary
  schools. Statistics revealed that 6 out of 10
  parents preferred their children to learn Python
  instead of French.

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Python has C and Java variants

• Despite being an independent programming
  language, Python has variants for C and Java
  programming languages. The C variant is known as
  CPython and The Java variant of Python is known
  as Jython.

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Python is one of the official languages at Google

• Do you know that Python is one of the official
  programming languages that are used at Google?
  The language has been part and parcel of Google
  thanks to its efficiency and portability. It is
  an easy language to use even when developing big
  and complex projects.
• Google Search and YouTube are just some of the
  products that are powered by Python. There are
  several Google APIs and libraries that are based
  on Python programming.

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Python is an open source language

• Despite the massive popularity that enjoys,
  Python is an open source language. This means
  that it has all the features of an open source
  language. It does not have a proprietary license
  that controls who uses it.
• As an open source language, members of the Python
  community are allowed to make their contributions
  into the Python ecosystem.

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Python has a wide range of applications

• You can build anything you want using Python. The
  language can be used for
• Web development
• Mobile app development
• AI
• Machine learning
• Big data
• Internet of things applications.

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