LINUX
Simple and Effective Strategies to Learn and Execute Linux Programming
DANIEL JONES
Introduction
I want to thank you and congratulate you for purchasing the book, “Linux: Simple and Effective Strategies to Learn and Execute Linux Programming.”
This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to get started using the Python programming language for fulfilling your programming goals with Linux. Python is one of the most common and important programming languages today. It is user friendly, easy to learn, and is capable of producing complex programs. Of all of the programming languages available, it is probably the most ideally suited for programming with Linux. Linux is compatible with a wide array of programming languages, but in today’s computing environment, Python is probably the way to go.
If you don’t yet know how to code with Python, or don’t know how to code at all, that’s OK! This book will help you get started. By the time you finish, you will be ready to begin writing code for Linux using Python.
Thanks again for purchasing this book. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1
Linux and Python
What do you think of when you hear the word “python?” Do you think of the snake that some people insist make good pets, even though they are known to kill their owners? Do you think of the programming language? Maybe you have wondered if the programming language has anything in common with the snake. It actually has nothing to do with the snake. The programming language known as Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the late 1980s and released in 1991. He named it “Python” simply because he was a fan of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.