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Python is a programming language known for its far-reaching applicability that goes beyond web development coding.

And, of course, Python is used extensively within Netflix's machine-learning algorithms for things like content recommendations, artwork personalization, and marketing.

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In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense" following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0.

It covers basic algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and greedy algorithms. It concludes with a brief introduction to intractability (NP-completeness) .