Python is a beginner-friendly, high-level programming language used in many applications, including website development, app building, task automation and data analysis.

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Python is a general-purpose programming language with diverse applications, including automation, data analysis, data visualization, web development and software testing.

The latest releases of Python are versions 3.8.13, 3.9.13 and 3.10.5. Python 3.11 is currently in beta, with beta 3 released at the beginning of June 2022, and is due to be released in October 2022.

In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense" following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.

Python is a high-level language, so it’s not suitable for system-level programming—device drivers or OS kernels are out of the picture. It’s also not ideal for situations that call for cross ...

Python creator Guido van Rossum reveals the strengths and weaknesses of one of the world's most popular programming languages. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer May 24, 2021 at 7:18 a.m. PT ...