Python for Decision Makers and Business Leaders Transcripts
Chapter: Course conclusion
Lecture: Python is four things at once
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Remember, when you talk about Python when you compare Python to other languages and ecosystems, when you talk to other folks
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about should you adopt Python, is Python a good language is Python a good choice, remember it's 4 things
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so make sure you agree on what you're talking about. It's a programming language. We've seen a few examples of writing code.
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Here's that Hello World example again. It's the rich, standard library like that collections module where we're able to go get the counter and just ask
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for the top 25 most common domains, boom, there it is. That's the standard library. The third-party libraries over at PyPI
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that's the 809 Biology Libraries that you can just grab for free. And then the community. We haven't really been able to experience the
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community very much here, but trust me if you go to the conferences, if you work with the people in this community, they're very welcoming.
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It's more diverse than many of the other programming communities out there and that makes it richer in a lot of powerful ways.
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So, Python is these four things. Language, libraries, ecosystem, and people.