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# What is Python?

**Python is invented by** [**Guido van Rossum**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum)**. He is big fan of “**[**Monty Python’s Flying Circus**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus)**“, a British surreal sketch comedy series. He named after Monty Python.**

Guido released Python in 1991 as open source from the start. He was chief decision-maker until 2018. But he is still very much involved in Python development.

### Python features

* an interpreted, object-oriented and high-level programming language
* simple
* easy to learn
* easy to read (readability)
* have a lot of packages

### Python scopes

It can be used in a wide range of applications such as

* Big data
  * Machine Learning
  * Statistics (Time series)
* Science
  * Bioinformatics
* Web application developments
  * Flask
  * Django
* Scripting role

### Who uses Python?

![Big techs and many more big and small businesses](/files/-M2JyBrb24NrjYxCYBMC)