Python Tutorial Summary
In this Python tutorial for beginners, you will learn Python programming basics.
What is Python Programming Language?
Python is an object-oriented programming language created by Guido Rossum in 1989. It is ideally designed for rapid prototyping of complex applications. It has interfaces to many OS system calls and libraries and is extensible to C or C++. Many large companies use the Python programming language, including NASA, Google, YouTube, BitTorrent,
Why Learn Python Programming?
Python programming is widely used in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Generation, Neural Networks, and other advanced fields of Computer Science. Moreover, Python is one of the most demanded programming languages in the market, so there are huge job opportunities for candidates having knowledge of Python programming.
Hello World: Create your First Python Program
Step 1) Open terminal by pressing ALT + CTRL + T
Step 2) Type python. You should see something like this
![](assets/img/python_interpreter.png)
Step 3) Now type a simple program
print ("Hello World!")
The output of the code would be
![](assets/img/print_helloworld.png)