What Is Python EXE?
If you have a file named "python.exe" on your Microsoft Windows computer, it means you have the Python programming language installed on your PC. Unless you installed Python yourself, it was installed by another software application that requires it. Python is a simple but powerful language that is easier to read, understand and maintain than other scripting languages. Its functionality can be boosted through a large extensible library and the ability to include other objects or to write custom objects. The author of Python wants programming to be fun and named the language after a comedy group.
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What Is Python?
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Python is a programming language. It has a simple, clear syntax and is often used as an introductory computer language in school because it's easy to learn, yet provides advanced features such as modules, classes, exceptions and dynamic data types. Python runs on major operating systems such as UNIX, Windows, DOS, OS/2 and Mac OS. It is open-source software that anyone can use for free, whether for personal or commercial use.
Maintainability
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Python requires code indentation that forces a structure to Python programs. This, combined with its clear syntax, makes it easier to maintain Python code over time, even with different programmers. Compared with other scripting languages such as Perl, Python is easier to read and understand, even if another programmer was the author of the script. It is a good language to choose if code maintainability over time is an important consideration.
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Integration
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Python's design resembles Java's in that it has a compact core and a large extensible library. You can use the library to quickly and easily incorporate functionality that has already been written and tested into your Python script. Python also integrates well with .COM and .NET objects used on Microsoft Windows. You can even write your own custom objects in C, C++ or IronPython, Microsoft's open-source version of Python for .NET.
Named For Fun, Not For Snakes
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Python was not named after the snake. Its author, Guido van Rossum, named it after the British comedy group Monty Python. In order to make using Python fun, van Rossum borrows lines from Monty Python comedies and uses them in his tutorials on the web to illustrate features of the language. For example, van Rossum borrows lines from the Monty Python "Dead Parrot" sketch to illustrate how to use keyword arguments in functions.
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