In this chapter, we've given an overview of the Python scripting language. We have learned about how to install Python and various tools. We also learned about the Python interpreter and how to use it. We learned about Python-supported data types, variables, numbers and strings, decision-making statements, and looping statements in Python. We also learned about functions and how to use them in scripts and modules and how to create and import them.

In the next chapter, Debugging and Profiling Python Scripts, you will learn about Python debugging techniques, error handling (exception handling), debuggers tools, debugging basic program crashes, profiling and timing programs, and making programs run faster.