Python is a popular programming language. It was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991. It is used for: 1: Web development (server-side), 2; software development, 3: mathematics, 4; system scripting. What can Python do? 1: Python can be used on a server to create web applications. 2: Python can be used alongside software to create workflows. 3: Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify files. 4; Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics. 5; Python can be used for rapid prototyping, of for production-ready software development. Why Python? 1: Python works on different platforms (Windows,Mac,Linux,Raspberry Pi,etc). 2; Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language. 3: Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer lines than some other programming languages. 4: Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed as soon as it is written. this means that prototyping ban be very qiuck.