Find out how the popular programming language affects the world around us – and why now is the time to jump on the train called Python.
Python is in the top 5 most popular languages in the world, used by data analysts, software engineers, and developers to automate processes, improve application functionality and deepen machine learning capabilities. Companies like Google, SpaceX, and Instagram use it to clean up data, implement AI models, and more. Python is easy to use and write code in. At the same time, it quickly adapts to the task and gathers an active user community. All of this makes it a great language for beginners to learn about applications, data, development, and more.
Python in real life: examples
Here are real examples of how Python is changing our world:
Artificial Intelligence: Python is very much loved in the AI community, again, for its lightness and flexibility. For example, in just a few hours, a business can create a simple chatbot that will answer the most common questions users have. To implement this, programmers use the language to view all customer requests, highlight common topics and main questions, and then build a predictive analytics model that allows the bot to provide adequate answers.
File-Sharing: When Dropbox was created in 2007, Python was used extensively in the programming of applications and server infrastructure that would be responsible for file transfer. More than a decade later, the company is still using Python.
Web Applications: Python is used to manage the most visited sites today – Pinterest, Instagram, Spotify, and YouTube. In truth, Pinterest’s visual platform has been built on Python since its inception (as well as its applications, data transfer, and analytics).
Hollywood movie special effects: remember that action-packed blockbuster you saw last month? Come on, each of us has seen this at least once in our lives. Well, a lot of companies, including Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), use Python to program all the beautiful special effects we see on screens. With Python, companies like ILM can re-engineer standard tools and evolve filming processes with the flexibility to create the right effects in a limited amount of time.
Simplicity of use
Here’s an example of how simple Python is. Below you see a line of code that tells the computer to print out the words “Hello World”:
Python:
Yes, that’s all you need. For example, let’s compare this to another popular programming language, Java, which has a different approach but is getting more attention from employers:
As you can see, Python needs much less code. This powerful language is easy to use and therefore widely applicable – developers have adapted it to perform all kinds of functions that you encounter in everyday life.
Python at work
Finally, let’s talk about what areas and professions use Python in their work and benefit from it. Here are some examples:
Data Analyst: A data analyst can leverage Python to save time and automate routine processes or perform complex calculations.
Data Engineer: such a specialist can resort to Python if they need to build a data pipeline to transfer information from one system to another while changing and supplementing the data array.
Web Developer: A programmer or web developer may use Python if they need to write a web application.
