Guido Van Rossum, The Python Development team

This manual provides an introduction to Python, an easy to learn object-oriented programming language.Python combines power with clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level data types, and dynamic typing. Python can link directly to libraries written in C or C++ and can be embedded as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. This is a printed edition of the official Python tutorial from the Python 3.10.0 distribution. The complete set of Python documentation includes the following manuals: An Introduction to Python The Python Language Reference Manual The Python Library Reference Manual The Python /C API Reference Manual Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter About The Authors Guido van Rossum is the inventor of Python and a recipient of the Free Software Foundation Award for his work on the language.