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What is Python?
Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher-quality, more maintainable code.
How does it compare to the language?
What does the source look like?
class Person(object):
    "Your basic person object"

    def __init__(self, first_name, last_name):
        self.first_name, self.last_name = first_name, last_name
    def __repr__(self):
        return "Person(first_name=%s, last_name=%s)" % (
            self.first_name, self.last_name)

def Roster(persons_set):
    "Return a list of person objects, sorted by last name"

    def last_name(person):
        return person.last_name
    return sorted(people, key=last_name)

members = set()
members.add(Person('John', 'Smith'))
members.add(Person('Michelle', 'Javez'))

print Roster(members)
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In which application areas is it being used?
Python has successfully been applied in the fields of serving web pages, both dynamic and static, querying relational databases and writing games.
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"Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves."

-- Peter Norvig, Google

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