diff --git a/guide/english/python/index.md b/guide/english/python/index.md index e933777832..137bfa36a2 100644 --- a/guide/english/python/index.md +++ b/guide/english/python/index.md @@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ To learn more about Python, check out these pages on python.org: * Python 2 or Python 3 * Python 2.x will not be maintained past 2020. * 3.x is under active development. This means that all recent standard library improvements, for example, are only available by default in Python 3.x. - * Python ecosystem has amassed a significant amount of quality software over the years. The downside of breaking backwards compatibility in 3.x is that some of that software (especially in-house software in companies) still doesn't work on 3.x yet. + * The Python ecosystem has amassed a significant amount of quality software over the years. The downside of breaking backwards compatibility in 3.x is that some of that software (especially in-house software in companies) still doesn't work on 3.x yet. ## Installation -Most *nix based operating systems come with Python installed (usually Python 2, Python 3 in most recent ones). Replacing the system Python is not recommended and may cause problems. However, different versions of Python can be safely installed alongside the system Python. See Python Setup and Usage. +Most *nix based operating systems come with Python installed (usually Python 2, Python 3 in more recent ones). Replacing the system Python is not recommended and may cause problems. However, different versions of Python can be safely installed alongside the system Python. See Python Setup and Usage. -Windows doesn't come with Python, the installer and instructions can be found here +Windows doesn't come with Python, the installer and instructions can be found here. ## Python Interpreter @@ -152,10 +152,9 @@ The _built-in types_. -Also the most important thing about python is that you don't have to specify the data type while declaring a variable, python's compiler -will do that itself based on the type of value assigned. +Also the most important thing about python is that you don't have to specify the data type while declaring a variable, python's compiler will do that itself based on the type of value assigned. -The `objects` parameter is prefixed with a `*` which indicates that the function will take an arbitrary number of arguments for that parameter. +The `objects` parameter is prefixed with a `*`, which indicates that the function will take an arbitrary number of arguments for that parameter. ## Things you can do with python As stated python is a general purpose language. You can use it to do anything you like but one of the major uses of python is in machine learning and artificial intelligence. It is also a popular language in web development with some amazing frameworks like [Django](https://www.djangoproject.com/) and [flask](http://flask.pocoo.org/). It is also a popular scripting language. With its easy to read syntax it is becoming one the most popular programming languages growing rapidly in different fields.