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Python is a general-purpose high-level programming language whose |
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design philosophy emphasizes code readability.[3] Python aims to |
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combine "remarkable power with very clear syntax",[4] and its standard |
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library is large and comprehensive. Its use of indentation for block |
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delimiters is unusual among popular programming languages. |
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Python supports multiple programming paradigms, primarily but not |
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limited to object oriented, imperative and, to a lesser extent, |
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functional programming styles. It features a fully dynamic type system |
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and automatic memory management, similar to that of Scheme, Ruby, |
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Perl, and Tcl. Like other dynamic languages, Python is often used as a |
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scripting language, but is also used in a wide range of non-scripting |
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contexts. |
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The reference implementation of Python (CPython) is free and open |
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source software and has a community-based development model, as do all |
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or nearly all of its alternative implementations. CPython is managed |
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by the non-profit Python Software Foundation. |
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This content is from Wikipedia's Python page. |
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\end{docment} |