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LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR

                  A language translator is a software that converts a high-level language program into a machine
                  language. There are three types of language translators.

                  Assembler

                  An assembler is a program used to translate assembly language into machine language so that
                  the computer can understand it. The assembler enables the computer to convert the assembly
                  language instructions into machine code, i.e., 0’s and 1’s.

                  Compiler

                  A compiler is a software that converts the entire source program into machine language before
                  executing it. It converts the entire high-level language program into machine language at once.
                  It displays the errors for the whole program together.

                  Interpreter

                  An interpreter is also a separate program that converts the entire source program into machine
                  language before executing it. It translates and executes one statement at a time. It displays the
                  errors one line at a time and it goes to the next line only after the error is corrected.

                      PYTHON

                  Python is a popular high-level programming language. It is a powerful language used for general-
                  purpose programming.  Python was developed by Guido van Rossum. He started  applying

                  Python in 1989. Python is extensively used to develop:
                      games                               Graphical User Interface programs

                      websites                            web applications

                      FEATURES OF PYTHON

                  Following are the features of Python:
                       Easy to code: It is very easy to write programs in Python as compared to other high-level
                      programming languages. This is because the language used to write Python codes is similar

                      to the English language.

                       Open-source  language: Python  is a free  and  open-source  programming  language.  An
                      open-source language is one which can be easily improved and distributed by anyone. You
                      can download Python free of cost and use it on any operating system such as Windows, Mac

                      or Linux.

                       Object-Oriented: Python has an object-oriented approach. This means that the programs
                      are designed using objects and classes that interact with each other.

                       Integrated and Extensible language: We can easily integrate Python with other languages
                      such as C, C++. We can also write and compile a Python code in C or C++.


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