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Program 7: To calculate the volume and surface area of cylinder. Factopedia
Python is one of the
official languages at
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Python is a popular high-level programming language.
Interactive Mode is a command line shell which gives
immediate result for each command.
IDLE stands for Integrated Development and Learning
Environment.
The input() function takes the user’s input while a program The name Python
executes. was derived from the
The print() function prints or sends the output to the standard British comedy series
output device, which is usually a monitor. "Monty Python's
Variables are memory reference points where we store values Flying Circus".
which can be accessed or changed later.
A data type specifies the type of value a variable can contains.
Comments enable us to understand the way a program
works.
Operators can be defined as special symbols which perform
arithmetic and logical computation. According to a survey,
Arithmetic operators perform arithmetic operations between in the UK in 2015,
two operands. Python overtook
The assignment operators are used to assign the value of the French to be the most
right expression to the left operand. popular language
Relational operators are used to compare the value of the two taught in primary
operands and returns True or False accordingly. schools.
Precedence of operators determines the order in which the
operators are executed.
Python does not need
a compiler to execute
a program.
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