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Python is a widely used high-level programming language created by
Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s. The language places strong
emphasis on code readability and simplicity, making it possible for
programmers to develop applications rapidly.
Like all high level programming languages, Python code resembles
the English language which computers are unable to understand.
Codes that we write in Python have to be interpreted by a special
program known as the Python interpreter, which we’ll have to install
before we can code, test and execute our Python programs. We'll
look at how to install the Python interpreter in Chapter 2.
There are also a number of third-party tools, such as Py2exe or
Pyinstaller that allow us to package our Python code into standalone executable programs for some of the most popular operating
systems like Windows and Mac OS. This allows us to distribute our
Python programs without requiring the users to install the Python interpreter.