Python Programming for Energy Engineers

Python: Facts for Our Students

Our students use the Python programming language extensively during their studies, so today we are sharing a few facts about it.

Python runs on a wide range of platforms, from handheld computers and smartphones to network servers. Versions have been ported to Windows, Linux/UNIX, macOS, earlier mobile platforms, and more.

Some programmers consider Python a relatively young language. Compared with C, perhaps it is: development began in the late 1980s, and the first complete version appeared in 1991.

Major organizations including Google, Yahoo, NASA, Industrial Light & Magic, and Microsoft use Python.

According to the TIOBE index cited in the publication, Python is among the world's most popular programming languages and surpassed C and Java in 2023.

Python is not named after the reptile. Its creator, Guido van Rossum, named it after the television program Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Python's extensive standard library covers everything from asynchronous processing to working with ZIP archives, supporting applications of many levels of complexity.

Python is also relatively accessible to beginners, which is why it is often recommended as a first programming language.