Python Flashcards
a high-level, general-purpose programming language that lets you work quickly and integrate systems more effectively. It is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics.
Python
programmers who are loyal fans of the Python language.
Pythonistas
Pythonistas are the ones that always think of new ideas and create new things using Python, they seem to be the ones who are likely the leaders talking about Python programming.
a Dutch programmer best known as the creator of the Python programming language.
Guido van Rossum
In Python, the prompt that is used in interactive mode to indicate that the system is ready to accept a command from the user.
chevron prompt
The chevron prompt is also known as the greater-than sign prompt because it looks like the greater-than sign (>). When Python is running in interactive mode and displaying the chevron prompt, it is asking “What Python statement would you like me to run?” because Python programs are executed by an interpreter, so it is referred to as an interpreted language.
an error that occurs when the Python interpreter is unable to recognize the structure of statements in code.
syntax error
Syntax errors are invalidities in the code’s structure. Common Python syntax errors are caused by misplaced, missing, or mismatched punctuation (parentheses, brackets, braces, quotes, commas, colons, etc.), misspelled, misplaced, or missing Python keywords; illegal characters in variable names; incorrect indentation.
keywords are used to perform operations and have special meaning and are used for special purposes only.
reserved words
Python has 33 reserved words which are called keywords. The value of the reserved keywords is fixed and cannot be changed.