Python has a wide range of libraries for open source data analysis tools, web frameworks, testing, and so on. Python is a programming language that can be used on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, and embedded Linux H/W platforms, such as Raspberry Pi). It's used to develop desktop as well as web applications.

Developers can write programs with fewer lines if they use Python. Prototyping is very quick, as Python runs on an interpreter system. Python can be treated in an object-oriented, a procedural, or a functional way.

Python can do various tasks, such as creating web applications. It is used with the software to create workflows; it connects to database systems, handles files, handles big data, and performs complex mathematics.