Why Python ? What Python ?

What is Python?

Python is a popular programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in

1991 and It is used for:

• web development (server-side),
• software development,
• mathematics,
• system scripting.
• For DB operations

From a construction firm to a stock exchange, every organisation depends on large databases. These are essentially collections of tables, and’ connected with each other through columns.

These database systems support SQL, the Structured Query Language, which is used to create, access and manipulate the data. SQL is used to access data, and also to create and exploit the relationships between the stored data. 

The Python programming language has powerful features for database programming. Python supports various databases like DB2, Oracle, Sybase, PostgreSQL, SQL server etc. Python also supports Data Definition Language (DDL), Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Data Query Statements. For database programming, the Python DB API is a widely used module that provides a database application programming interface.

Benefits of Python for database programming

There are many good reasons to use Python for programming database applications:

• Programming in Python is arguably more efficient and faster compared to other languages.
• Python is famous for its portability.
• It is platform independent.
• Python supports SQL cursors.
• In many programming languages, the application developer needs to take care of the open and closed connections of the database, to avoid further exceptions and errors. In Python, these connections are taken care of.
• Python supports relational database systems.
• Python database APIs are compatible with various databases, so it is very easy to migrate and port database application interfaces.

History of Python

Python was first introduced by Guido Van Rossum in 1991 at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, Netherlands.

Though the language was introduced in 1991, the development began in the 1980s. Previously van Rossum worked on the ABC language at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands.

The ABC language was capable of exception handling and interfacing with the Amoeba operating system. Inspired by the language, Van Rossum first tried out making his own version of it.

Including all the features of the ABC language like the simplicity, that he personally liked. Furthermore, he improved the other features that he didn’t like as well as put in some interesting ones.

Why the Name Python?

Python developer, Rossum always wanted the name of his new language to be short, unique, and mysterious. Inspired by Monty Python’s Flying Circus, a BBC comedy series, he named it Python.

What can Python do?

• Python can be used on a server to create web applications.
• Python can be used alongside software to create workflows.
• Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify files.
• Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics.
• Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for production-ready software development.

Why Python?

• Python works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, etc).
• Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.
• Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer lines than some other programming languages.
• Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very quick.
• Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-orientated way or a functional way.

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