LEARN PYTHON IN JUST 2 HOURS PYTHON SYNOPSIS Python as an Interpreted Language Binary and Interpretation Python Print Statements Conditional Statements and Operators in Python Python as an Interpreted Language Binary and Interpretation Interpreted Language Python is an interpreted language which means that the code is not compiled to machine code before it is run Instead the code is executed line by line by an interpreter This allows for ease of use and flexibility as changes to the code can be made and immediately seen without the need to recompile the program Binary and Interpretation At a low level the interpreter converts the Python code into binary code that the computer can understand and execute This process is transparent to the Python developer but it s important to understand that binary code is what the computer ultimately executes Dictionaries and Data Structures Python has a number of built in data structures including lists tuples and Dictionaries are a type of data structure that allows you to store key value They are useful for quickly looking up data and can be implemented dictionaries pairs efficiently in binary Print Statements in Python The print statement is used to output data to the console In Python it can be used to print the value of variables as well as formatted strings This is useful for debugging and testing your code Loops and Jump Statements Loops and jump statements are used to control the flow of a program Loops such as for and while allow you to iterate over a collection of data or a specified number of times Jump statements such as break and continue allow you to exit a loop early or skip to the next iteration Lists and Functions Lists are a type of data structure that allows you to store an ordered collection of data of a program Functions are reusable blocks of code that can be called from different parts In Python functions can be defined using the def keyword and can take in arguments and return values Conditional Statements and Operators Conditional statements and operators are used to make decisions in a program Conditional statements such as if elif and else allow you to test whether a condition is true and execute code based on the result Operators such as are used to compare values String Manipulation Strings are a type of data in Python that are used to represent text Python has many powerful built in functions for manipulating strings such as split join replace strip upper lower capitalize etc It s important to keep in mind that Interpreted languages like python are usually slower than compiled languages but the advantage is that it is more user friendly and easier to learn test and debug