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What are the advantages of Python programming language?

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Advantages of Python programming language are:

  1. Easy to Use — Python is compact, programmer-friendly and very easy to use object oriented language with very simple syntax rules.
  2. Expressive Language — Python is an expressive language, it takes fewer lines of codes to represent the same syntax.
  3. Interpreted Language — Python is an interpreted language, not a compiled language. It makes Python an easy-to-debug language and thus suitable for beginners to advanced users.
  4. Completeness — Python has a rich standard library that provides modules for most types of required functionality like emails, web-pages, databases, GUI development, network connections, etc.
  5. Cross-platform Language — Python can run equally well on variety of platforms — Windows, Linux/UNIX, Macintosh, supercomputers, smart phones, etc.
  6. Free and Open Source — Python language is freely available along with its source-code.
  7. Variety of Usage/Applications — Python has evolved into a powerful, complete and useful language over these years. These days Python is being used in many diverse fields/applications, some of which are Scripting, Web Applications, Game development, Database Applications, System Administrations, Rapid Prototyping, GUI Programs.

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