Python 3.6.1 / 2.7.13

Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. The language itself is a flexible powerhouse that can handle practically any problem domain. Build your own web server in three lines of code. Build flexible data-driven code using Python's powerful and dynamic introspection capabilities and advanced language features such as meta-classes, duck typing and decorators.

Python lets you write the code you need, quickly. And, thanks to a highly optimized byte compiler and support libraries, Python code runs more than fast enough for most applications.

Features of Python:

- Very clear, readable syntax.
- Strong introspection capabilities.
- Intuitive object orientation.
- Natural expression of procedural code.
- Full modularity, supporting hierarchical packages.
- Exception-based error handling.
- Very high level dynamic data types.
- Extensive standard libraries and third party modules for virtually every task.
- Extensions and modules easily written in C, C++ (or Java for Jython, or .NET languages for IronPython).
- Embeddable within applications as a scripting interface.

Changes in recent version change history

- Preserving Keyword Argument Order.
- Simpler customization of class creation.
- Local Time Disambiguation.
- Literal String Formatting.
- Adding A Secrets Module To The Standard Library.
- Add a private version to dict.
- Underscores in Numeric Literals.
- Adding a file system path protocol.
- Preserving Class Attribute Definition Order.
- Adding a frame evaluation API to CPython.
- Make os.urandom() blocking on Linux (during system startup).
- Asynchronous Generators (provisional).
- Syntax for Variable Annotations (provisional).
- Change Windows console encoding to UTF-8.
- Change Windows filesystem encoding to UTF-8.
- Asynchronous Comprehensions.