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2. The Python language: Adopt a snake!

Lamy Jean-Baptiste1  
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Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, LIMICS, Sorbonne Université INSERM, UMR 1142, Bobigny, France
 

Python is a versatile and easy-to-learn programming language. It has been in existence for almost 30 years, but it remained quite confidential for many years and is now a big success—to the point of being one of the most widely taught programming languages today. The main advantage of Python is its simplicity and time saving for the user: with Python, I achieve in one day what I would program in three days in Java and a week in C. Python allows a significant gain of productivity.

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