Stephanie Rabbani
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Guru: Getting Started With Python On IBM i
June 10, 2019 Stephanie Rabbani
Python is one of my favorite open-source languages. I’ve used it to build web applications, utilities, and diverse tools such as a web server monitor and an automated application testing suite. In this article, I’ll show you how to install Python on IBM i and create your first program.
Why Python? For several reasons.
- You can use Python to do some cool processing on your system. Graphical application development, games, data analysis, and web development are all Python’s strengths.
- Coding in Python is easy, relatively speaking. The syntax is easy to learn, dropping the formal verbosity found in traditional