Python is a preferred programming language for data scientists. It is easy to use and learn programming language with good availability of libraries for data manipulation. Great community support helps in the development of such libraries and use cases to solve complex real-life problems. Python has several machine learning libraries. It gives Python the edge for data science and machine learning.

Python is not only a very powerful tool but also flexible and open source. It is very easy to learn programming language. Anyone, who is familiar with C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, finds this language easy to be proficient in. It is a platform independent language and can integrate with the existing platform. 

Data Science has gained popularity in the recent past. Data science deals in converting a huge amount of raw data to provide meaningful insights and strategy. The data is gathered from many sources, then it is structured and studied to gain insights. The process of drawing the key insights from structured and unstructured data is known as “Data Science”. The professionals working on gaining such insights and presenting them to key stakeholders are known as “Data Analysts” and “Data Scientists“. Today, data science finds its place in retail, finance, e-commerce, healthcare, and IT services industries.