The document provides an overview of Python as a dynamic, object-oriented programming language widely used in software development due to its simplicity and strong library support. It highlights Python's role in various projects, including notable mentions from industry experts and examples of its applications. Additionally, it discusses IronPython, a .NET implementation of Python, along with resources, user groups, and recommended reading for further learning.

1. Python 101 for the .NET DeveloperSarah Dutkiewiczhttp://www.clevelanddotnet.info

2. What is Python?

3. What is Python?

4. What is Python?

5. What is Python?Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days.- Taken from the official Python site, python.org

6. Who’s Using Python?Python plays a key role in our production pipeline. Without Python a project the size of Star Wars: Episode II would have been very difficult to pull off. From crowd rendering to batch processing to compositing, Python binds all things together. -- Tommy Burnette

7. Who’s Using Python?Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning. -- Peter Norvig.http://code.google.com/appengine/Python application servers and Python scripting to create the web UI for BigTable (their database project)

8. Who’s Using Python?We chose Python because it provides maximum productivity, code that's clear and easy to maintain, strong and extensive (and growing) libraries, and excellent capabilities for integration with other applications on any platform. -- Steve WaterburyWorkflow automation servers

9. More Python in Action

10. Features of PythonFree and open source

11. Great first language

12. Availability (cross-platform)

13. Interactivity (interpreted language)

14. Simplicity

15. Scalable – can play nicely with other languages

16. GUI support – GUIs typically developed with TkPython’s Weaknesses Can be slower than compiled C or C#

17. Relies on a locking mechanism called the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL) in multi-threading

18. Implementations in other languages get around – specifically Jython and IronPythonImplementationsCPython - implemented in C, the primary implementation

19. Jython - implemented for the JVM

20. Pypy - implemented in Python

21. IronPython - implemented in C#, allows python to use the .NET librariesWhat is IronPython?IronPython is the open source .NET implementation of the Python programming language, giving Python programmers the benefits of the .NET libraries while still maintaining compatibility with straight Python.

22. ModulesDatabasesPyGreSQL (PostGreSQL)MySQLdb (MySQL)cx_Oracle (Oracle)Instant MessagingPymsn (MSN Messenger)Jabberpy (Jabber)

23. More ModulesPyOpenGL

24. More Modules Graphics (gdmodule, VideoCapture, PIL) Math & Science (scipy, NumPy, numarray, matplotlib) Hardware Serial ports (pySerial, USPP) Parallel port (pyParallel)

25. Frameworks PyCon (http://www.pycon.org)

26. SuggestionBox.com

27. Curse.com (WoW add-ons)

28. BitTorrent