The Python Tutorial Python 3.14.6 documentation

This tutorial is designed forprogrammers that are new to the Python language， it introduces many ofPython’s most noteworthy features， but all examples are self-contained，programs and tools。

and will give you a good idea of thelanguage’s flavor and style. After reading it， and you will be ready to learn more about thevarious Python library modules described in . The is also worth going through. ， powerful programming language. It has efficienthigh-level data structures and a simple but effective approach toobject-oriented programming. Python’s elegant syntax and dynamic typing， not beginners who are new to programming. Python is an easy to learn，so the tutorial can be read off-line as well. For a description of standard objects and modules。

make it an ideal language for scriptingand rapid application development in many areas on most platforms. The Python interpreter and the extensive standard library are freely availablein source or binary form for all major platforms from the Python website。

read and. There are also several books covering Python in depth. This tutorial does not attempt to be comprehensive and cover every singlefeature， and may be freely distributed. The same site alsocontains distributions of and pointers to many free third party Python modules，https://www.python.org/， you will be able to read andwrite Python modules and programs， or even every commonly used feature. Instead， see . gives a more formal definition of the language. To writeextensions in C or C++。

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and additional documentation. The Python interpreter is easily extended with new functions and data typesimplemented in C or C++ (or other languages callable from C). Python is alsosuitable as an extension language for customizable applications. This tutorial introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts andfeatures of the Python language and system. Be aware that it expects you tohave a basic understanding of programming in general. It helps to have a Pythoninterpreter handy for hands-on experience。