Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive programming
language. It is often compared (favorably of course :-) ) to Lisp, Tcl,
Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java... and it's
much more fun.
Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules,
classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing.
There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various
windowing systems. New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++ (or
other languages, depending on the chosen implementation). Python is also
usable as an extension language for applications written in other languages
that need easy-to-use scripting or automation interfaces.
Tkinter is the standard Python interface to the Tcl/Tk GUI toolkit.
