What can you do with Python?

Question

This summer, I need to learn something instead of lying around playing Xbox and need evidence to prove that it's a good language to learn. I have not found anything about what you can do with it... And any advice starting it?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Python is used by MIT in their first few programming courses

they probably wouldn't choose it if it wasn't any good



Python is used by many companies

here are some companies that use it and what they have to say about it

https://www.python.org/about/quotes/



here's a free online book for game programming with Python and Pygame



Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame

http://programarcadegames.com/



The book was written and is used by a professor for his Introduction to Programming class.

Since it is an introduction, it assumes no experience. So it starts off at the very beginning.



here's a video of a game one of his student's made

/watch?v=S7eMdoM1MTc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7eMdoM1MTc



nothing too fancy, but pretty impressive for their first game



here's some more

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjR0nhln8uZZjNv16i-v5Sgi_spcoWQS



https://www.youtube.com/user/professorcraven/playlists



Here is another free online book using Python. Its a book on data structures. It's advanced so you won't be able to do it until you've finished the first book. .

http://interactivepython.org/courselib/static/pythonds/index.html



you can do all kinds of graphs and plotting with python

http://matplotlib.org/



data analysis

http://pandas.pydata.org/



more companies that use Python

https://www.python.org/about/success/

Answer 3

Using a Raspberry I have built a robot and control it all with Python.

2 Motors for movement. Variable speed, forward and reverse.

2 Servos for Camera Pan and Tilt (Streams the Camera video to a Web page)

2 proximity sensors for object avoidance

1 Ultrasonic sensor (also mounted to the pan and tilt) to measure distance

4 Ultra bright White LED's

4 UV Leds (for night vision)



The Robot can be controlled remotely via WiFi from a web page, or can be put into full autonomous mode using the various sensors to avoid bumping into things or falling down steps.



Next things to add will be a GPS receiver, and a 3 Axis Gyroscope, Then convert it into a Flying autonomous Quad-copter