Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language used in a widevariety of situations such as Web, database access, desktop GUIs, game andsoftware development, and network programming. Fans of Python use the phrase"batteries included" to describe the standard library, which covers everythingfrom asynchronous processing to zip files. The language itself is a flexiblepowerhouse that can handle practically any application domain.This task-based tutorial on Python is for those new to the language and walksyou through the fundamentals. You'll learn about arithmetic, strings, andvariables; writing programs; flow of control, functions; strings; datastructures; input and output; and exception handling. At the end of the book,a special section walks you through a longer, realistic application, tying theconcepts of the book together.words : 42196