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"Here is a brief history of and some background on Python:\n",
"Here is a brief history of and some background on Python (cf., also this [TechRepublic article](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/python-is-eating-the-world-how-one-developers-side-project-became-the-hottest-programming-language-on-the-planet/) for a more elaborate story):\n",
"\n",
"- [Guido van Rossum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guido_van_Rossum) (Python’s **[Benevolent Dictator for Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benevolent_dictator_for_life)**) was bored during a week around Christmas 1989 and started Python as a hobby project \"that would keep \\[him\\] occupied\" for some days\n",
"- the idea was to create a **general-purpose scripting** language that would allow fast **prototyping** and would **run on every operating system**\n",
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"- the language is named after the sketch comedy group [Monty Python](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python)"
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"#### Summary"
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"Python is a **general-purpose** programming language that allows for **fast development**, is **easy to comprehend**, **open-source**, long established, unifies the knowledge of **hundreds of thousands of experts** around the world, runs on basically every machine, and can handle the complexities of applications involving **big data**."
"Python is a **general-purpose** programming language that allows for **fast development**, is **easy to read**, **open-source**, long established, unifies the knowledge of **hundreds of thousands of experts** around the world, runs on basically every machine, and can handle the complexities of applications involving **big data**."
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" 1. Elements of a Program\n",
" 2. Functions & Modularization\n",
"- What is the flow of execution? How can we form sentences from words?\n",
" 3. Boolean Logic & Conditionals\n",
" 3. Conditionals & Exceptions\n",
" 4. Recursion & Looping"
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"As with every good lecture, there has to be a [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/353/) comic somewhere."
"As with every good book, there has to be a [xkcd](https://xkcd.com/353/) comic somewhere."
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