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Python: The Versatile Language

Aditya Dwivedi*, Ashish Jaiswal

Abstract
Python is a deciphered at an undeniable level broadly useful programming language. Python
develops just as its methodology would mean to assist software engineers with composing, sensible
code for little and huge scope projects. Python programming language was developed by Guido van
Rossum during 1985–90. In this research work, we have looked at some of the most exciting features
of python: Why it is used so much and loved by most programmers and why it is considered the most
powerful and fastest-growing programming language. Also we will see the comparison of python with
other programming languages and in-depth knowledge about python why it is better than other
programming languages.

Keywords: Python, programming, beginners, expert, versatile, cross-platform, artificial intelligence,

machine learning, programmers, language

INTRODUCTION
Python is an interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language. Created by Guido van
Rossum and first released in 1991, Python's design philosophy emphasizes code readability with its
notable use of significant whitespace. Its language builds and item situated methodology mean to
assist software engineers with composing, legitimate code for little and huge scope projects [1].
Python is a high-level programming language that gained major attention of the programmers with its
design philosophy and with its reliability of codes and syntax of python programming language which
allows us to express concepts as compared to any other programming language [2].

Few other important features of the python programming language are that it also supports multiple
programming paradigms including object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming. Python
also supports a dynamic type and automated memory management. Python also has a large
comprehensive standard library and on another hand its interpreters are for many operating systems
[3].

Features
Python has many great features, whether it be its dynamic memory allocation or the vast collection
of so many great libraries, that makes it more attractive and user-friendly [4]. A pints of python are
recorded below:

Easy
*Author for Correspondence When we say python is easy, there are multiple
Aditya Dwivedi contexts in which we can apply that. Some of
E-mail: divediamic530@gmail.com
which are:
Research Scholar, MCA, Thakur Institute of Management
Studies, Career Development & Research (TIMSCDR), Easy to Code
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Python is very easy to code as compared to other
Received Date: May 12, 2021 languages like Java and C++, for example, if we
Accepted Date: May 16, 2021 write a hello world code in java vs. python [5].
Published Date: May 20, 2021

Citation: Aditya Dwivedi, Ashish Jaiswal. Python: The Easy to Read: Python is also quite easy to read;
Versatile Language. Recent Trends in Programming and by reading, you can understand what this
Languages. 2021; 8(1): 24–29p.
program is supposed to do.

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Open Source
Python language is an open-source language. Because python is an open-source programming
language; that means the source code is accessible to all. So anyone around the world can download
and use it as well and can create new functions and contribute to the python community [6].

Portability
Python is a portable language. Therefore, python code can be operated evenly on cross-platforms
like Windows, Linux, Macintosh, etc. Python is also highly flexible. That means if you have executed
a python program on MAC, then that code can be executed through Windows, Linux, and vice versa
[7].

Interpreted
Unlike other programming languages where the user has to compile the code and then run it,
python offers execution of the code line by line. This makes it easy to debug any python code. The
source code of python is converted to a direct type named byte-code. The benefit of a translated
language is that it makes debugging portable and straightforward. So, python can operate on a vast
array of hardware platforms and contains the same interface on all platforms.

Object-Oriented
Python supports the object-oriented and functional programming concept which is one of the key
features of the python programming language. It also supports concept of classes, object
encapsulation; inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation. It also supports multiple inheritances,
unlike Java.

Extensible and Embeddable

Python is an extensible language. It suggests different dialects like C/C++ might be utilized to
gather the code, and thus, it very well might be utilized further in our python code. It converts the
program into byte-code, and any other platform can reuse the same byte-code. The code of another
programming language can use the python source code. It is possible to utilize python source code in
a different programming language too. It may incorporate other languages into that code.

Vast Collection of Libraries

When the user downloads python, simultaneously their system will also automatically download
the extensive collection of python with it. All of these are built-in libraries, i.e., the set of standard
python libraries provides a rich set of modules and functions for various fields like Machine Learning
and other scripting works.

Most of the machine learning libraries are portable and they also work on cross platforms.

GUI Programming Support

Python also supports GUI applications that can be used for developing any kind of desktop systems
and ported to other platforms; for these GUI supports, there are various libraries like PyQT5, PyQT4,
Tkinter, Kivy, etc.

Dynamic Memory Allocation

Unlike other programming languages, in python, the user does not have to declare data-type
variables because python is a dynamically typed language. Python gives undeniable level unique
information types and supports dynamic sort checking. When a value is assigned to the variable, it
automatically allocates the memory to the variable at run time. If we assign the value 10 to x, here, x
can be anything such as string, int, etc. we do not need to compose int x=10.

PYTHON FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES

As we have seen above, python has many different features, which makes it a very useful and
versatile language. Now let us see the various uses of the python programming language:

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Web Development
When it comes to web development, python is the utmost choice of developers. It is because python
offers various options for developing a web-based system, for example, Django, Pyramid, Flask, and
Bottle for developing web frameworks. These frameworks also provide security, scalability,
convenience while developing any web-based system.

Game Development
Python is very common in the development of games. There are libraries, for example, PySoy
which is a 3D game motor supporting Python 3, PyGame which gives usefulness, and a library for
game turn of events. Other than game turn of events, fashioners can likewise utilize python for
creating apparatuses to improve on explicit activities, for example, new level plan or new discourse
tree creation, and even use that tool to export the task in formats that can be used by the primary game
engine.

Scientific and Numeric Applications

Because of vast libraries, python is the most important tool in scientific and numerical computation.
Python also provides a skeleton for various applications that deal with computation and scientific data
processing. The absolute most valuable python bundles for logical and numeric calculation include:
 SciPy (scientific numeric library),
 Pandas (data analytics library),
 IPython (command shell),
 Numeric Python (fundamental numeric package), and
 Natural Language Toolkit (Mathematical and text analysis).

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are the talks of the town as they yield the most
promising careers for the future; in which we make the computer learn based on past experiences
through the data stored, creating algorithms that make the computer learn by itself. Some of the best
python packages for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are:
 SciPy for advanced computing;
 Pandas for general-purpose data analysis; and
 Seaborn for data visualization.

Aside from these libraries, there are additionally other python-based libraries like NLTK, Caffee,
PyTorch, and Accord.NET, that are valuable for AI and ML projects.

Desktop GUI
Python also offers many GUI toolkits and frameworks that help us make desktop application
development a breeze. PyQt, PyGtk, Kivy, Tkinter, WxPython, PyGUI, and PySide are a portion of
the python-based GUI systems that permit designers to make exceptionally practical Graphical User
Interfaces (GUIs) applications.

Business Applications
Business applications (Enterprise Applications) are strikingly different from standard applications,
as the former demands feature like readability, extensibility, and scalability. Essentially, these types of
applications are designed to fit the requirements of an organization rather than the needs of any
individual customers. Since business applications are developed, keeping in mind the custom
requirements to cater to the specific needs of an organization’s operating model, the entire
development process seems to be very complicated. Python’s high performance, scalability,
flexibility, and readability are just the features required for developing fully functional and efficient
business applications.

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Language Development
Python’s architecture and work have been the inspiration behind the development of many new
programming languages like Boo, Swift, CoffeeScript, Cobra, and OCaml. The fun fact is that these
languages share numerous similarities with Python-like object models, syntax, and indentation, etc.

Embedded Systems
It is quite familiar that python is based on C, which means it can be used to create embedded C
software for embedded applications. The most known embedded application is raspberry pi which
also works on python.

Image Processing and Graphic Design Applications

Python is used in image processing and graphic design applications. Python programming language
is used globally to design and build 2D imaging software such as Inkscape, GIMP, Paint Shop Pro,
and Scribus. Also, python is used in a few 3D animations packages such as Blender, Houdini, 3ds
Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, and Lightwave, to name a few.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Since 2010, python has been consistently growing in popularity as the most wanted programming
languages right now:

Python vs. Ruby

Python and Ruby allow developers to reach similar results while building web applications. While
web development is Ruby's primary work, Python offers more functionalities than Ruby does. A few
key differences between Python and Ruby are:
 Python enjoys more popularity as compared to Ruby. GitHub's October has found that Ruby’s
popularity has been declining for the year. It went from ranking 5th in 2014 to being 10th four
years later; on the other hand, python has been growing exponentially. Stack overflow has
alluded to it as the "quickest developing significant programming language".
 Ruby’s flexible syntax allows developers to come up with highly creative solutions, while
python focuses on clear and simple solutions.

Python vs. PHP

Even though both languages are mature, well-established languages that enjoy widespread use and
support, they could not be more different from each other when it comes to their syntax and
methodology.
 Versatile: From data analytics through machine learning models to powerful web apps, there is
only so little that python cannot do. If we talk about adaptability, it whips PHP hands.
 Secure: Since there have been fewer releases of python than PHP, it tends to be more
organized, secure, and easier to maintain.

Python vs. JavaScript

Comparing python and javascript is not easy because both of them were designed for different
outcomes, so it is difficult to point out which language is better but there are some differences
between them:
 JavaScript works better to build the frontend, whereas python is better for backend and server-
side scripting work.
 JavaScript runs faster compared to python, but it takes less time to produce python code.
 Python is better for data analytics, machine learning, or artificial intelligence as it is easier to
understand and maintain than JavaScript.

Python vs. JAVA

In Java, JVM gives a runtime environment to operate the Java Code. It converts Java byte code into
machine language. JVM is a chunk of JRE (Java Run Environment) (Figure 1).

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Figure 1. Java code execution cycle.

While in python, interpreter translates your source code into machine-independent byte code (.pyc),
Stores.pyc file__PyCache__folder. At the point when you run a similar program (Without
transforms), it will utilize it without deciphering it once more. Byte Code (.pyc) will be shipped to
PVM. It executes the code.
 Interpreted and dynamically typed vs. compiled and statically typed: Python is an interpreted
and dynamically typed language, whereas Java is a compiled and statically typed language
Python code does not need to be compiled before being run. Java code, on the other hand,
needs to be compiled from code readable by humans to code readable by the machine.
 Entry point: For python, the entry point is famously low, which is why it is perfect for newbies
and junior developers. Java has a high section point with an unmistakable expectation to absorb
information. Learning how to write in Java getting started on Python takes weeks while getting
started on Java takes months,

There are many other differences, which is why nowadays developers prefer Python over Java. That
is the reason the demand for python is continuously increasing.

METHODOLOGY
An experiment was conducted at Thakur Institute of Management Studies, Career Development and
Research (TIMSCDR), Mumbai, India, with respect to analyzing any significant differences found
while working on python and other programming languages simultaneously for 6 months. This
experiment was conducted quarterly for each scenario respectively.

A system with python was used in daily routine while marking the differences observed.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

We found some of the major differences while working on python along with other programming
languages. The observations are stated below:
 Very simple syntax compared to Java, C, and C++ languages.
 Used for Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and the general overarching AI field. Very useful
in data analysis and visualization.
 Extensive library and handy tools for developers.
 Python has its auto-installed shell.
 Compared with the code of other languages, python code is easy to write and debug. In this
manner, its source code is generally simple to keep up.
 Python is a portable language so that it can run on a wide variety of operating systems and
platforms.
 Python helps you to make complex programming simpler, as it manages memory addresses,
trash assortment.
 Python provides an interactive shell that helps you to test things before its actual
implementation.
 Python offers database interfaces to all major commercial DBMS systems.
 Python is famous for its use in IoT.

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Limitations
This study had its limitations which should be noted while deciphering results. We were limited by
the time; else a couple of further experiments would have provided further detailed ratings and
comparison of the operating system.
 Speed: Python is slow. For large, you will need around 2–10 times longer to finish an
assignment with python than with some other language.
 Lambdas: We all know how flexible python is but the usage of Lambdas is rather restrictive.
Lambdas must be articulations in python, and not be proclamations.
 Mobile Development: Now we all are witnessing the shift from desktop to smartphone, it is
clear that we need robust languages to build mobile software.

CONCLUSION
From our research work, we found python to be one of the best programming languages, which is
quite easy and can be used to do many tasks, like in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Web
Development, Game Development, etc. And the versatility of this programming language is one of its
kind. Hence, python has a great present and future ahead.

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