Python is a dynamically-typed, object-oriented, high-level programming language.Footnote1 Its built-in data structures make it useful for data analysis tasks. Python is considered readable and easy to learn, because its syntax mimics plain English.
Python is popular among programmers. In Stack Overflow’s 2021 Developer Survey, almost half of all respondents used it extensively in the last year. According to the same survey, Python is also the language most people are interested in learning and working with more in the future.
Its popularity and ease of application means that Python has a large community of users, ready to supplement resources and provide advice. Altogether, this makes Python coding a powerful tool in today’s software development world.
