Introduction to and setup of Python: Difference between revisions

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==Why to learn Python==

==Why learn Python?==

Python is a great language to start programming with for several reasons

# It's free

# It's fun to learn

# It is used by many companies and even companies that don't write in Python want programmers that know Python because that shows that ~~they~~ are there because they like programming, not the income programming can provide.

# It is used by many companies, and even companies that don't write in Python want programmers that know Python because that shows that the programmers are there because they like programming, not for the income programming can provide.

~~Goto~~ Python.org to find out more about what you can get for free~~, but you can get~~ a lot. It also has links to books that you can pay for, But I'm ~~hopeing~~ that I can provide enough information that you won't need to buy a book.

Go to Python.org to find out more about what you can get for free. It is a lot. It also has links to books that you can pay for, But I'm hoping that I can provide enough information that you won't need to buy a book.

Python teaches using fun things like how to make an omelet instead of how to combine 'foo' and 'bar'. If you've ever learned another language you know what I am talking about.

Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and ~~remains~~ so as the system grows and evolves. " ~~Nasa~~ also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.

Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and has remained so as the system grows and evolves." NASA also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.

==How to get the correct IDLE for you==

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-==Why to learn Python==
+==Why learn Python?==
 Python is a great language to start programming with for several reasons
 # It's free
 # It's fun to learn
-# It is used by many companies and even companies that don't write in Python want programmers that know Python because that shows that they are there because they like programming, not the income programming can provide.
+# It is used by many companies, and even companies that don't write in Python want programmers that know Python because that shows that the programmers are there because they like programming, not for the income programming can provide.
-Goto Python.org to find out more about what you can get for free, but you can get a lot.  It also has links to books that you can pay for, But I'm hopeing that I can provide enough information that you won't need to buy a book.
+Go to Python.org to find out more about what you can get for free.  It is a lot.  It also has links to books that you can pay for, But I'm hoping that I can provide enough information that you won't need to buy a book.
 Python teaches using fun things like how to make an omelet instead of how to combine 'foo' and 'bar'.  If you've ever learned another language you know what I am talking about.
-Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. "  Nasa also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.
+Peter Norvig, Google says this about Python "Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and has remained so as the system grows and evolves."  NASA also uses Python and so do a growing number of other businesses.
 ==How to get the correct IDLE for you==

Introduction to and setup of Python: Difference between revisions

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