Python is a powerful high-level, object-oriented programming language commonly used for general-purpose programming. It has a very simple and elegant easy-to-use syntax which makes it the perfect language for someone trying to learn computer programming for the first time.

It's much easier to read and write Python programs compared to other languages like: C++, Java, C#. It has wide range of applications from data analysis, scientific and mathematical computing, artificial intelligence, backend web development to desktop graphical user Interfaces.