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Python logo: A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.
Python logo: A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.

Python

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Python logo: A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.

Python

Python is free. A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.

What is Python?

Python is free. Python is a general-purpose language with a large standard library and a bigger set of third-party packages. In this catalog it sits next to backend and data tools, not the React UI.

Python is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.

Level

Key Features

Readable syntaxLarge package indexData and scripting libraries

Python Pros & Cons

Pros of Python

  • Short scripts stay short

  • The scientific and data libraries are hard to match

  • A lot of automation and API examples are in Python

Cons of Python

  • Packaging and virtual environments still trip people up

  • It is slower than Go or Java for a hot service