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                               Take Off                                                            Century   #Critical Thinking
                                                                                                    Skills
                      1. Differentiate between low-level language and high-level language.



                      2. Is Python a low-level language or high-level language?


                      3. Find out any two programming languages that are similar to Python.






                 Python  is  a popular  high-level  programming  language.  It  is  a powerful  language  used  for general-
                 purpose programming. Python was designed by Guido van Rossum and was developed by Python
                 Software Foundation. It was released in 1991. Python is extensively used to develop:
                    Games                                                 Websites

                    Graphical User Interface programs                     Web applications
                    Softwares


                      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. It also supports procedure-oriented
                   programming approach.

                     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++.
                     Interpreted Language: The code you create in Python is executed line by line which makes it easy
                   to correct any errors. There is no need to compile Python because it is processed at runtime by the
                   interpreter. On execution, a Python code is immediately converted into an intermediate form. This
                   is known as byte code. The byte code makes it easier to execute or run the code in future.

                     Dynamically Typed Language: Python is a dynamically typed language. This means that you do not
                   need to declare the type of variables before runtime. For example, if you write a = 15, you do not
                   need to specify the variable a as an integer or string.



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