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In this video, I'm going to answer the top three questions my students ask me about Python.
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What is Python?
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What you can do with it?
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And why is it so popular?
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In other words, what does it do that other programming languages don't?
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Python is the world's fastest growing and most popular programming language, not just amongst software engineers, but also amongst mathematicians, data analysts,
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scientists, accountants, network engineers, and even kids.
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Because it's a very beginner -friendly programming language.
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So people from different disciplines use
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Python for a variety of different tasks, such as data analysis and visualization, artificial intelligence and machine learning, automation.
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In fact, this is one of the big uses of Python amongst people who are not software developers.
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If you constantly have to do boring, repetitive tasks, such as copying files and folders around, renaming them, uploading them to a server,
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you can easily write a Python script to automate all that and save you time.
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And that's just one example.
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If you continuously have to work with Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, CSV files, download websites and parse them, you can automate all that stuff with Python.
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So you don't have to be a software developer to use Python.
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You could be an accountant, a mathematician or a scientist and use
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Python to make your life easier.
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You can also use
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Python to build web, mobile and desktop applications as well as software testing or even hacking.
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So Python is a multi -purpose language.
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Now, if you have some programming experience, you may say, but Mosh, we can't do all this stuff with other programming languages.
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So what's the big deal about Python?
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Here are a few reasons.
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With Python, you can solve complex problems in less time with fewer lines of code.
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Here's an example.
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Let's say we want to extract the first three letters of the text, Hello World.
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This is the code we have to write in C -sharp.
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This is how we do it in JavaScript.
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And here's how we do it in Python.
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See how short and clean the language is?
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And that's just the beginning.
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Python makes a lot of trivial things really easy with a simple yet powerful syntax.
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Here are a few other reasons why
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Python is so popular.
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It's a high -level language, so you don't have to worry about complex tasks, such as memory management, like you do in C++.
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It's cross -platform, which means you can build and run
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Python applications on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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It has a huge community, so whenever you get stuck, there is someone out there to help.
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It has a large ecosystem of libraries, frameworks, and tools, which means whatever you want to do,
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it is likely that someone else has done it before, because Python has been around for over 20 years.
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So, in a nutshell, Python is a multi -purpose language with a simple, clean, and beginner -friendly syntax.
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All of that means
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Python is awesome.
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Technically, everything you do with Python you can do with other programming languages,
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but Python's simplicity and elegance has made it grow way more than other programming languages.
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That's why it's the number one language employers are looking for.
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So, whether you are a programmer or an absolute beginner, learning Python opens up lots of job opportunities to you.
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In fact, the average
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Python developer earns a whopping $116 ,000 a year.
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If you found this video helpful, please support my hard work by liking it and sharing it with others.
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Also, be sure to subscribe to my channel because I have a couple of awesome
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Python tutorials for you.
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You're going to see them on the screen now.
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Here's my Python tutorial for beginners.
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It's a great starting point if you have limited
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or no programming experience on the other hand
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if you do have some programming experience
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and want to quickly get up to speed with python
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i have another tutorial just for you i'm not going to waste your time telling you what a variable
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or a function is i will talk to you like a programmer
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there's never been a better time to master python programming
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so click on the tutorial that is right for you and get started.
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Thank you for watching.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “What is Python? Why Python is So Popular?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: Python, language, programming, beginner, tutorial. Deze video bevat 9 zinnen en 710 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:07. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 173 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 78% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| tutorial zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ | snelcursus, tutorial |
| beginner zelfstandig naamwoord | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | beginneling, beginnelinge |
| amongst | /əˈmʌŋst/ | tussen, onder |
| developer zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/ | ontwikkelaar, ontwerper |
| scientist zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | wetenschapper, wetenschapster |
| accountant zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈkaʊn.tənt/ | boekhouder, accountant |
| programmer zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/ | programmeur |
| syntax zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɪn.tæks/ | syntaxis |
| earn werkwoord | /ɝn/ | verdienen |
| server zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | server |
| helpful bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | behulpzaam |
| solve werkwoord | /sɒlv/ | oplossen |
| script zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɹɪpt/ | geschrift |
| fewer | /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ | minder |
| framework zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ | geraamte |
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | has done · has made · there's never been |
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | people who are · platform, which means · tools, which means |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 8 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, I'm, you're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/, mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, nutshell /ˈnʌt.ʃɛl/, spreadsheet /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/, automation /ˌɔ.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: solve /sɒlv/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, upload /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, repetitive /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: programmer /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/, syntax /ˈsɪn.tæks/, variable [ˈvæɹ.i.ə.bl̩], analyst /ˈænəlɪst/, extract /ˈɛkstɹækt/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/, programmer /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/, elegance /ˈɛl.ɪ.ɡəns/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als tutorial, beginner, amongst.
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