Python - strengths and weaknesses

What is Python? What does it do?
Python is a programming language that is widely used in internet applications, software development, data science, and machine learning (ML). Developers use Python because it is efficient, easy to learn, and works across platforms. Python programs are free to download, compatible with all types of systems, and speed up development.

Python is useful when writing server-side code because it offers many libraries consisting of pre-written code for complex server-side functions. Developers also use a wide range of Python platforms that provide all the necessary tools to create Internet applications faster and easier.

It is also widely used by programmists in day-to-day tasks, so it can be used to solve different everyday objectives, for example:

• Renaming big amounts of files at once;
• Sending e-mail messages;
• Deleting duplicate words in a text file;
• Solving multiple simple mathemathical problems at once;
• and others...

History of Python in a few words
Python isn't new as a programming language, as it was created and officially released by Guido van Rossum in 1991 in Netherlands and has gone through the decades of years and has numerous big changes and transformations. Here are the key moments of Python's history:

• Rise (Late 1980s - Early 1990s): Guido van Rossum embarked on Python's development during the late 1980s at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands. Python achieved its official release as Python 0.9.0 in February 1991.
  
• Python 1.0 (January 1994): Python 1.0 marked Python's first official version, introducing many core features that define Python as we know it today.
  
• Python 2.0 (October 2000): Python 2 brought significant enhancements, including list comprehensions and garbage collection. This version garnered widespread adoption and remained in use for several years.
  
• Python 3.0 (December 2008): Python 3 represented a major overhaul, aimed at refining and modernizing the language. It introduced backward-incompatible changes to enhance consistency and address certain inconsistencies present in Python 2. This transition ushered in a period of coexistence between second and third versions of Python.
  
• Python 2 End of Life (January 1, 2020): Python 2 concluded its official support on January 1, 2020. Python 3 became the new standard, and Python 2 ceased to receive maintenance.
  
• Ongoing Development: Python's evolution continues with each new release, introducing features, optimizations, and enhancements. The vibrant Python community actively contributes to the language's advancement, ensuring its enduring popularity as a widely used programming language.

Python is a popular programming language known for its simplicity and versatility. However, like any language, it has its pros and cons, which can vary depending on the specific use case and context. Here are some of the main advantages and disadvantages of Python:

In the conclusion, we have quite powerful programming language, that can be used in hundreds of different spheres like automation, data science, web-development and more. Python is pretty easy to master for the beginner programmer as it has readable syntax, simple syntax rules and excludes all the unneccesary stuff. The commubity of Python is extremely big and growing nowadays briefly. Also, this programming language has vast library, with thousands of extra plugins and extensions.

But on the other side, it cannot be used on multiple platforms, as Android or iOS. It is not the best variant to work on mobile platforms. For people who got used to old Python version, it can be quite hard to master new syntax and rules.