Python Basics and Introduction

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering the introductory concepts, history, and basic components of Python programming.

Program

A set of instructions given to a computer to perform specific tasks.

Programming Languages

Special languages like C, C++, Java, and Python used to communicate with and provide instructions to a computer.

Python Applications

Used to build websites, develop games, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data science (data analysis and visualization).

Automation

The process of making redundant tasks easy, such as moving data from a website to Excel, PDF processing, image processing, and web scraping.

Interpreter

A specific software required to run Python programs that converts high-level code into machine code.

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

An environment like PyCharm that provides syntax highlighting, console outputs, keyword suggestions, and project file organization.

Case Sensitive

A characteristic of Python where capitalization matters; for example, "Print" and "print" are treated differently.

Syntax

The specific set of rules in a programming language that dictates how a program must be written.

Source Code

The actual code written by a programmer in a high-level language.

Processor

An electronic chip consisting of transistors and capacitors that only understands binary digits ($1$s and $0$s), or "on" and "off" states.

High-level Languages

Programming languages like Python, C, C++, and Java that are written in a way that is readable by humans but must be converted for the processor.

Python Interpreter

A software that changes high-level source code into processor-understandable machine code.

String

A set of characters written inside double quotes.

Comments

Text written after a # symbol that is not read by the interpreter and serves as a reference or good practice for programmers.

Guido Van Rossum

The person who discovered and created the Python programming language.

Monty Python

A British comedy troop that served as the inspiration for the name of the Python programming language.

ABC

The programming language that Python was originally created to overcome the drawbacks of.

Function

A block of code, usually identified by trailing parenthesis $()$, used to finish a specific task.

Inbuilt Function

Pre-written functions, such as "print()", that were created during the development of Python to handle complex tasks like displaying information in the console.