What is Python used for?

[Gnun1x]

I am learning Python from codecademy.com , but i dont really know where to use it for?

Any fun ideas?

[burnttoastnice]

Google is made using Python They have websever software to interpret it. You can also make command line apps and if you have a Pi you can code a home automation system

[Guest]

Games, Multiplatform code, and it has the ability to run without install.

[ShadowCaptain]

I am learning Python from codecademy.com , but i dont really know where to use it for?

Any fun ideas?

 

 

You should probably learn whats its for before you learn it

 

This tells you, basically anything you want haha

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#Use

[Gnun1x]

You should probably learn whats its for before you learn it

 

This tells you, basically anything you want haha

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#Use

Haha i was told i need it for a school project but we didnt use any of the skills so now im stuck learning python x)

[martward]

I am learning Python from codecademy.com , but i dont really know where to use it for?

Any fun ideas?

I have used it a lot for natural language processing, it's one of the easiest programming languages around and once you've learned it learning other programming languages will be a lot easier.

[Are Riff]

I'm programming noob. I learned Python for a month. Just for fun I switch to C++. To my surprise it kinda similar but more precise. It's been less than a week now since the switch. So far...

int main(){   cout << "I love it!" << endl;}

:-)

[Manny Calavera]

it can be used for interface

[Linus_torvalds]

I am learning Python from codecademy.com , but i dont really know where to use it for?

Any fun ideas?

take a look at my programs i have written them in python too

for example wallpaper changer in linux

there are source codes too

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/435543-what-have-you-made-that-you-are-most-proud-of/?p=5843868

[Gnun1x]

take a look at my programs i have written them in python too

for example wallpaper changer in linux

there are source codes too

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/435543-what-have-you-made-that-you-are-most-proud-of/?p=5843868

Holy sh*t that is awesome man!

[trag1c]

I think there are a few netcode libraries for games that are coded in python.

[Linus_torvalds]

Holy sh*t that is awesome man!

Thank you

[madknight3]

I am learning Python from codecademy.com , but i dont really know where to use it for?

 

Here are some links to look at to get a better idea of where Python can be used.

• How is Python used in the real world?
• What is Python mainly used for in the real world today?
• What is python used for?
• Applications for Python

You can find more links like this if you search Google. Bottom line, Python can do a lot of things and many professional developers use it.

[Azgoth 2]

I use it a lot as a Matlab replacer/GNU Octave alternative (Numpy+Scipy+Matplotlib libraries let you do a huge amount of stuff you would normally do in Matlab)--doing simulations, data crunching, numeric calculations, etc.  The Natural Language Toolkit library is one of the best regarded and more widely used tools for natural language processing (e.g., text mining/analysis, extracting data from unstructured text, and everything up to actual language understanding/use by computers).

 

Beyond that, Python is increasingly becoming a language people write entire programs in, especially open source ones.  I don't think it's quite overtaken C/C++/Java/the like, but it's becomign more and more common.

 

Basically: Python is used for anything you would use any programming language for, including things like Matlab.

[Crabtr]

There's a lot of stuff it can be used for but the area where it really shines is scientific computing. Python fills a really big gap for scientists that want to use computers for computing but don't want to spend months or years learning how to program. NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, NLTK, and PIL/Pillow are a few of the really popular libraries that brings them to the language. 

[SpaceNugget]

The web is a big one for sure.

[wpirobotbuilder]

I've used python at multiple jobs for large-scale automation. It is so versatile -- it can talk to databases, ssh to Linux servers, telnet to Windows servers, pull data from webpages, parse strings, copy files, plot data, run statistical analyses, and more. What's more, doing those things requires only a few lines of code.

 

For example, the current workflow I'm using it for is:

 

1. SSH to RHEL servers and establish connections to databases.

2. Query the db and parse timestamps into easily-manipulable datetime objects.

3. Read in a file on my local machine.

4. SSH to my company desktop, which is integrated with tons of corporate services, and obtain credentials for access to a specific service.

5. Run a test GET request to make sure that my authentication is valid.

6. Iterate over multiple entries from the file, each time making a call to said service to obtain data.

7. Timeshift the data and plot it.

8. Run statistical analysis tests using functions written for R, which were imported using an R-compatible python library.

9. Upload the plots and analyses to an internal webpage where a report will automatically be written.

 

It is one of the things I'm most proud of, being able to build software that ties into so many diverse applications.

[Guest]

Its pretty versatile. You can try searching github for python projects.

 

Also I wish you more luck with gui design than I had.

[Zuperman]

I mostly use it for fun. You can make cool projects with it and the raspberry pi, which is a cheap investment for only about 35 bucks. Projects you can make are a jukebox, cool turtle library games, and much more as you get more advanced. I've even heard of people doing home automation. Also python is really good to start to learn coding because of its simple interface. Later as you get better at coding python may help you learn other doing languages. Another starting coding language you might want to learn if you like projects with hardware is arduino. Overall, no matter what you start with, coding is a really fun activity.