Python is an easy-to-learn, powerful programminglanguage. It has efficient high-level data structuresand a simple but effective approach to object-oriented programming. Python’s elegant syntaxand dynamic typing, together with its interpretednature, make it an ideal language for scripting andrapid application development in many areas onmost platforms. This tutorial introduces the reader informally tothe basic concepts and features of the Pythonlanguage and system. It helps to have a Pythoninterpreter handy for hands-on experience, but allexamples are self-contained.