PYTHON ESSENTIALS-MODULE 1

.py

Standard file extension

CPython

The canonical implementation of the Python programming language, as distributed on python.org. The term "CPython" is used when necessary to distinguish this implementation from others such as Jython or IronPython.

tracebak

The path that the code traverses through different parts of the program

Editor window

The workplace in which your source code is treated.

Source file

file containing a program written in a high-level language; the input for a compiler

Console

A command-line interpreter which lets you interact with your OS and execute Python commands and scripts.

High-level programming language

A language in which humans can write their programs and a language that computers may use to execute the programs.

Machine code

A low-level programming language consisting of binary digits/bits that the computer reads and understands

Interpreter

A program that translates and executes each instruction of a programming language before it translates and executes the next instruction.

Compiler

A program that translates instructions or code into a language that can be read and understood by a computer.

Source code

A program written in a high-level programming language.

Script

A text file that contains instructions which make up a (Python) program

PyPy

A tool for people developing Python that translated the source code into the C programming language and then executes it separetately

Cython

A version of Python that automatically translates the Python code into "C" code

Python

A widely-used, interpreted, object-oriented, and high-level programming language with dynamic semantics, used for general-[urpose programming.

Foundamental elements of a language

An alphabet, a lexis, a syntax and semantics

Jython

An implementation of the python programming language written in java

Instruction list

Complete set of known commands (the alphabet of a machine language).

Guido Van Rossum

Creator of Python

IDLE

Integrated Development and Learning Environment

Debugger

It allows you to launch your code step-by-step and inspect it at every momento of exceution.

Editor

It support you in writing the code