Python is a popular, high-level programming language that is used for a variety of tasks including web development, machine learning, and data science. It has a simple syntax and is readable. Python has built-in data types like integers, floats, booleans, strings, lists, tuples, and dictionaries. It also supports object-oriented programming. Common operations in Python include conditional statements, loops, functions, packages, file handling, classes, and data visualization using libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, and Seaborn.