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title: "What is Python?"  
description: "What is Python?"  
author: "Pawan Shukla"  
published: 2017-12-20  
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category: "technology"  
tags: ["python programming"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Python?

What is [Python](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12483/python-or-r-which-one-should-you-learn-first)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hemant Patel

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**Python** is a high-level general-purpose programming language. *It's an interpreted, object-oriented and interactive programming language with integrated dynamic semantics primarily for web and app development.* Python is extremely attractive in the field of expeditious Application Development because it offers dynamic typing and dynamic binding options. *It's versatile scripting language which makes it attractive for Application Development.* It's also an **ideal language for scripting** and rapid application development in many areas due to it's interpreted nature of syntax and dynamic typing. Development and debugging fast in Python because there is **no compilation step included** and **edit-test-debug cycle is very fast in python development.**

## *I hope it's informative for you...*


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