{"id":78378,"date":"2020-04-19T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T04:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techvidvan.com\/tutorials\/?p=78378"},"modified":"2020-04-19T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T04:30:10","slug":"python-programming-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techvidvan.com\/tutorials\/python-programming-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Interesting Python Facts a Python Programmer should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Python is one of the most emerging programming languages<\/strong>. It is a high-level programming language<\/strong> that has user-friendly syntax<\/strong>. It is known to have fewer lines of code<\/strong> in an easy<\/strong> and simple<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n

Python is extensively used by many large organizations<\/strong>. Besides all these technical aspects<\/strong>, there are amazing Python facts as well. These Python facts<\/strong> can be helpful to the developer.<\/p>\n

Python is an exclusive language<\/strong> with many interesting facts you need to know.<\/p>\n

So, let’s begin with some unique<\/strong> and interesting facts<\/strong> about Python that will amaze you:<\/p>\n

1. Nomenclature fact of Python<\/h3>\n

This name \u2018Python\u2019 is extracted from a British comedy series, \u201cMonty Python\u2019s Flying Circus\u201d<\/strong>. It is not named<\/strong> a snake<\/strong>. It is said that this was the favorite series<\/strong> of its inventor Guido Van Rossum<\/strong>. He named it Python because it is short<\/strong>, mysterious<\/strong> and unique<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2. There is an immortal poem written about Python<\/h3>\n

Tim Peters wrote an interesting poem<\/strong> about Python which highlights some of the python facts. It is popular as \u201cThe Zen of Python\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This poem is beautifully composed<\/strong>. You can get this poem if you write import<\/strong> this in your python compiler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Zen of Python<\/strong>, by Tim Peters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beautiful is better than ugly.<\/em><\/strong>
\nExplicit is better than implicit.<\/em><\/strong>
\nSimple is better than complex.<\/em><\/strong>
\nComplex is better than complicated.<\/em><\/strong>
\nFlat is better than nested.<\/em><\/strong>
\nSparse is better than dense.<\/em><\/strong>
\nReadability counts.<\/em><\/strong>
\nSpecial cases aren’t special enough to break the rules.<\/em><\/strong>
\nAlthough practicality beats purity.<\/em><\/strong>
\nErrors should never pass silently.<\/em><\/strong>
\nUnless explicitly silenced.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.<\/em><\/strong>
\nThere should be one– and preferably only one –obvious way to do it.<\/em><\/strong>
\nAlthough that way may not be obvious at first unless you’re Dutch.<\/em><\/strong>
\nNow is better than never.<\/em><\/strong>
\nAlthough never is often better than *right* now.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIf the implementation is hard to explain, it’s a bad idea.<\/em><\/strong>
\nIf the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.<\/em><\/strong>
\nNamespaces are one honking great idea — let’s do more of those!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Python follows chain comparison<\/h3>\n

In Python, there can be multiple comparisons<\/strong> at once. It is able to check multiple conditions<\/strong> at the same time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While in other programming languages<\/strong>, you can not program<\/strong> a chain of comparison operators<\/strong>. The comparison operators<\/strong> can be chained<\/strong> randomly<\/strong>. It does not<\/strong> have to follow<\/strong> a particular order<\/strong> of operators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

4. Functions in Python can return multiple values<\/h3>\n

Python offers a feature to return multiple values<\/strong> using function<\/strong>. It returns the value as a tuple<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

While it is not possible<\/strong> with other languages such as Java<\/strong>, C<\/strong>, etc.<\/p>\n

print(\u201cCode by TechVidvan\u201d)\nprint(\u201cThis is coded on Google Colab\u201d)\ndef fun():\n    Name = \u201cTechVidvan\u201d\n    X = 6\n    Return name, x;\nName, x = fun()\nprint(name)\nprint(x)<\/pre>\n
5. Python does not need compiler<\/h3>\n
Python relies on an interpreter<\/strong>. Unlike other programming languages, it does not need<\/strong> a compiler<\/strong>. The code<\/strong> is stored<\/strong> in a .pyc file<\/strong>. This file<\/strong> acts as a dynamic engine<\/strong> for Python eliminating<\/strong> the need<\/strong> of any compiler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
6. Python does not enhance the use of pointer<\/h3>\n
In Python, every program<\/strong> is done by reference<\/strong>. It does not<\/strong> support pointer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
7. Python has a variant of C and Java<\/h3>\n
Python has incorporated<\/strong> the variants<\/strong> of C<\/strong> and Java<\/strong> such as CPython, Jython,<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n
The C<\/strong> variant is CPython<\/strong>, to give Python the glimpse benefits of C language<\/strong>. It is because CPython is beneficial<\/strong> in terms of performance<\/strong>, as it has both a compiler<\/strong> and an interpreter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
The Java variant of Python is Jython<\/strong>. It drops the highlighting feature of Java such as productivity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
8. Python supports function unpacking<\/h3>\n
It another interesting fact about Python. It allows you to easily unpack<\/strong> a list<\/strong> or dictionary<\/strong> of all the functions<\/strong> you have used<\/strong> in your program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
You can unpack<\/strong> a list<\/strong> by using *<\/strong> and dictionary<\/strong> by using **<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
print(\"Code by TechVidvan\")\nprint(\"This is coded on Google Colab\")\ndef fun(a,b,c,d):\n  print(a,b,c,d)\nmy_list = [1,2,3,4]\nfun(*my_list)<\/pre>\n
9. Python can implement the \u2018else\u2019 clause within \u2018for\u2019 loop<\/h3>\n
Unlike other languages, Python is the only language that can use else within<\/strong> for a loop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
This will be true only when the loop exists<\/strong> naturally<\/strong> and do not break in between<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
print(\u201cCode by TechVidvan\u201d)\nprint(\u201cThis is coded on Google Colab\u201d)\nfor i in range(1,4):\n      print(i)\nelse:\n      print(\u201cExecuted only if no break\u201d)<\/pre>\n
Conclusion<\/h3>\n
There are a lot of unique and interesting facts about the Python language<\/strong>. Python has a plethora of applications<\/strong>. Python has a user-friendly coding environment<\/strong>, so its popularity<\/strong> is growing<\/strong> among developers.<\/p>\n
Having a glimpse of its facts, it can be analyzed that it is the top-most choice<\/strong> of a coder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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