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YTEC en Python

We have a preference for Python, here's why.

What is Python?

Python is a programming language that is especially useful for solving problems on a high level. It is very readable, diverse and comes with a lot of functionality built in. If this is not enough, there are 172.096 external modules that you can use in your project. This makes Python a great tool for developers that don’t want to invent the wheel over and over again. Also, as an established programming language, it doesn’t have as many overhauls as some more modern languages. This means that we don’t have to adapt our projects to new standards all the time and can stay focussed on creating solutions for actual problems.

  • Easy to code and read
  • Diverse, with a lot of built-in functionality
  • More than 170.000 external modules in the Python Package Index
  • Wins in popularity. Becomes the standard language in more and more disciplines

Some code examples

Generate an XML


import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
document = ET.Element('document')
node = ET.SubElement(document, 'hello')
node.text = 'world'
 
ET.dump(document)

Setting up an HTTP server


from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPStatus
import socketserver
 
server_address = ('127.0.0.1', 8001)
 
class HelloWorldHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
    byte_encoding = 'UTF-8'
    hello_world_bytes = 'Hello World!\\n'.encode(
        byte_encoding)
 
    def do_GET(self):
        self.send_response(HTTPStatus.OK)
        self.send_header(
            "Content-type", 'text/plain; charset={}'
            .format(self.byte_encoding))
        self.end_headers()
        self.wfile.write(self.hello_world_bytes)
 
print('serving at port {}'.format(server_address[1]))
server = socketserver.TCPServer(
    server_address,
    HelloWorldHandler)
server.serve_forever()

The simplest Hello World


print('Hello world!')

Sending a UDP packet


import socket
 
hello_world_bytes = 'Hello World!\\n'.encode('UTF-8')
 
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, # Internet
                     socket.SOCK_DGRAM) # UDP
sock.sendto(hello_world_bytes, ('127.0.0.1', 4242))
sock.close()

Generate an image


from PIL import Image, ImageDraw
 
image_size = (200, 50)
image = Image.new('RGB', image_size, color='green')
drawable = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
drawable.text((10, 10), 'Hello World!')
 
image.show()

Python is used by big organisations

Python is one of the most popular languages in the world. Many of the Fortune 500 companies use Python to support their processes.

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