★ Must-know
Python is open source, so developers do not have to pay to write applications with it.
Python is cross-platform, so applications written with it can run on Mac, Windows, and Linux machines.
Python provides many libraries and tools containing existing code that developers can reuse to speed up application development.
Further detail
E-C-L: Easy, Community, Libraries
★ Must-know
Further detail
From introduction to modules
1. Which description best characterizes Python as a programming language?
2. A developer writes a Python application and wants colleagues using different operating systems to run it; which capability most directly supports this goal?
3. Which sequence correctly lists the seven chapters in the basic Python section?
What type of programming language is Python?
An easy-to-understand, open-source, cross-platform language.
Why can Python applications run on Mac, Windows, and Linux?
Because Python is cross-platform.
How many chapters are in the basic Python section?
Seven chapters.
Which chapter includes the introductory lecture in basic Python?
The introduction chapter.
How many chapters are in the intermediate Python section?
Seven chapters.
Which topics are covered in the intermediate Python section?
Exception handling, debugging, classes and objects, inheritance, iterators and generators, list and dictionary comprehensions, sets and command line.
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