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Python Python Basics (2015) Python for Beginners Introduction

Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
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Posted by Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
3,103 Points

I'm new to Python, but I'm wondering if I made the right choice.

I have some written goals and two projects I'd like to do, specifically for Android apps, but for web-apps they'll be an appointment schedule setter for parties/groups and another one for posts (a la Facebook or Twitter).

I have experience in PHP and Java but wanted to learn something new and Python is something I wanted to learn for a while, however I'm not sure if it'll serve in helping me with my goals. I'm just looking for some clarity about the language before I go on.

3 Answers

Victor Santiago
Victor Santiago
11,135 Points
Victor Santiago
Victor Santiago
11,135 Points

You can deploy Python Web Applications using Amazon AWS, Windows IIS, Apache and there are even solutions like Heroku or Amazon BeanStack that make it really easy for you. There are some good resources on YouTube you can check out.

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
8,838 Points

Python has many things going for it:

  • It is easy to learn and extremely readable.
  • It's fairly simple to use and can be used on nearly any computer.
  • Building web apps is fast and very powerful if you use Django or Flask.
  • New technologies such as TensorFlow and Scikit learn have extensive support for Python, and in the case of TensorFlow, being one of the primary languages.

I think you have made the right choice.

Nils Sens
Nils Sens
9,654 Points
Nils Sens
Nils Sens
9,654 Points

I'm done with the first couple hours of the course, but I'm still not perfectly sure how python would eventually be uhm I guess "deployed" is the right term?

I'm imagining having my say, html or php files hosted, and then somehow include or run server-side python scripts, just like javascript that the index file refers to? Is this somewhat accurate?

And if so, what would be the advantage over python in terms of web apps, over the JS / PHP combo? Is there something you simply wouldn't be able to do without Python (or sth that would be so much easier with it)?

Iain Crawford
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Iain Crawford
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Iain Crawford
Iain Crawford
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Who knows, only you can answer that one.