# Getting Started with Python

## What is Python

* Python is a dynamically typed, general-purpose programming language that supports an object-oriented programming approach as well as a functional programming approach.
    
* Python is an interpreted and high-level programming language.
    

## Features of Python

* Python is simple and easy to understand.
    
* It is Interpreted and platform-independent which makes debugging very easy.
    
* Python is an open-source programming language.
    
* Python provides very big library support. Some of the popular libraries include NumPy, Tensorflow, Selenium, OpenCV, etc.
    
* It is possible to integrate other programming languages within Python.
    

## What is Python used for

* Python is used in Data Visualization to create plots and graphical representations.
    
* Python helps in Data Analytics to analyze and understand raw data for insights and trends.
    
* It is used in AI and Machine Learning to simulate human behavior and to learn from past data without hard coding.
    
* It is used to create web applications.
    
* It can be used to handle databases.
    
* It is used in business and accounting to perform complex mathematical operations along with quantitative and qualitative analysis.