Basics of Python

It is used for:

What can Python do?

Python can be used on a server to create web applications.
Python can be used alongside software to create workflows.
Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify files.
Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics.
Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for production-ready software development.

Why Python?

Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.
Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer lines than some other programming languages.
Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very quick.
Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-orientated way or a functional way.

Python Syntax compared to other programming languages

Python was designed for readability, and has some similarities to the English language with influence from mathematics.
Python uses new lines to complete a command, as opposed to other programming languages which often use semicolons or parentheses.
Python relies on indentation, using whitespace, to define scope; such as the scope of loops, functions and classes. Other programming languages often use curly-brackets for this purpose.

Python for IoT

It is gaining significant traction in recent times in the IoT development
Due to the support for embedded programming Python and the vast library support
IoT involves Wireless Sensor Networks, data analytics, machine learning, big data, which are focused on real time analytics and processes.
The development of the IoT solution requires a lightweight and scalable programming language
Suitable for data intensive applications
Huge & active community that provides support and libraries for Python
Python is portable, expandable and embeddable which makes it system independent and is suitable for a variety of single board computers regardless of the architecture and operating system
Python is the language of choice for the Raspberry Pi