Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming

language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data

structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it

very attractive for rapid application development, as well as for use

as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components

together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes

readability and therefore reduces the cost of program

maintenance. Python supports modules and packages, which encourages

program modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the

extensive standard library are available in source or binary form

without charge for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed.

the language. It is terse, but attempts to be exact and complete. The

semantics of non-essential built-in object types and of the built-in

functions and modules are described in the \emph{Python Library

Reference}. For an informal introduction to the language, see the

\emph{Python Tutorial}. For \C{} or \Cpp{} programmers, two additional

manuals exist: \emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter}

describes the high-level picture of how to write a Python extension

module, and the \emph{Python/C API Reference Manual} describes the

interfaces available to C/C++ programmers in detail.