What is Python?

Python is a highly abstracted object-oriented programming language that was initially used for rapid prototyping but has since grown into a language used for complete system development.  In some ways Python bears a strong similarity to Java with its compilation into portable bytecode, focus on being object-oriented and use of extensive code libraries but has notable differences in style and syntax.  In other ways it bears similarities to various dialects of Lisp with its interpreter and introspection capabilities but has notable differences in not being focused on lists, recursion and processor-redefinition.  Subsequently, Python is in many ways its own language more so than other programming languages whose syntax and functionality derive from other languages, such Java from C++, PHP from Perl and so on.

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