# 🐍Day 13 - Basics of Python

🐍**What is Python?**

* Python is a Open source, general purpose, high level, and object-oriented programming language.
    
* It was created by **Guido van Rossum**
    
* Python consists of vast libraries and various frameworks like Django,Tensorflow, Flask, Pandas, Keras etc.
    

🐍**How to Install Python?**

You can install Python in all operating system like Linux, Ubuntu, Windows & MacOS.

Installation of Python in Linux:

1. **Update the package index**: It's a good practice to update the package index before installing any new packages:
    
    ```plaintext
     sudo apt update #For Ubuntu/ Debian
    ```
    
2. **Install Python**: You can install Python using the package manager:
    
    ```plaintext
     sudo apt install python3 #For Ubuntu/Debian
     sudo yum install python3 #For CentOS/RHEL
    ```
    
3. **Verify the Installation:** After installation, you can verify that Python was installed successfully by running:
    
    ```plaintext
     python3 --version
    ```
    

### 🐍**Data Types in Python**

Python Data Types are used to define the type of a variabl[e. It de](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_variables.htm)fines what typ[e of dat](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_variables.htm)a we are going to store in a [variable](https://www.tutorialspoint.com/python/python_variables.htm). The data stored in memory can be of many types. For example, a person's age is stored as a numeric value and his or her address is stored as alphanumeric characters.

🐍**Types of Python Data Types**

Python has the following built-in data types which we will discuss in this tutorial:

| **Data Type** | **Examples** |
| --- | --- |
| Numeric | int, float, complex |
| String | str |
| Sequence | list, tuple, range |
| Binary | bytes, bytearray, memoryview |
| Mapping | dict |
| Boolean | bool |
| Set | set, frozenset |
| None | NoneType |

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📚Happy Learning :)