Python (DB-API)

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language. Its design philosophy emphasizes code readability with the use of significant indentation. Python is dynamically type-checked and garbage-collected. It supports multiple programming paradigms, including structured (particularly…

Key facts

First appeared
2008
Category
technology
Problem solved
Python was created to provide a general-purpose, high-level language that offered both simplicity and power. It aimed to bridge the gap between low-level system programming and high-level scripting, enabling rapid development for various domains while providing an elegant and readable syntax that was often lacking in contemporary scripting languages like Perl.
Platforms
web, macos, android, ios, Linux, Web (via WebAssembly with Pyodide/Brython), windows, Unix-like systems, linux, Windows, Embedded systems (via MicroPython), macOS, unix

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Notable users

  • Reddit
  • Netflix
  • Industrial Light & Magic
  • Instagram
  • Amazon
  • Meta (Facebook)
  • Spotify
  • NASA
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • Dropbox