C Vs C++ Vs Python
| C | C++ | Python |
|---|---|---|
| C was developed by Dennis Ritchie between the year 1969 and 1973 at AT&T Bell Labs. | C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979. | Python was created by Guido van Rossum, and released in 1991. |
| More difficult to write code in contrast to both Python and C++ due to complex syntax. | C++ code is less complex than C but more complex in contrast to python. | Easier to write code. |
| Longer lines of code as compared to python. | Longer lines of code as compared to python. | 3-5 times shorter than equivalent C/C++ programs. |
| Variables are declared in C. | Variables are declared in C++ | Python has no declaration. |
| C is a compiled language. | C++ is a compiled language. | Python is an interpreted language. |
| C contains 32 keywords. | C++ contains 52 keywords. | Python contains 33 keywords. |
| For the development of code, C supports procedural programming. | C++ is known as hybrid language because C++ supports both procedural and object oriented programming paradigms. | Python supports multiple programming paradigms, including procedural, object-oriented, and functional programming. |
| C does not support inheritance. | C++ support both single and multiple inheritance | Python supports all 5 types of inheritance i.e. single inheritance, multiple inheritance, multilevel inheritance, hierarchical inheritance, and hybrid inheritance |
| C provides malloc() and calloc() functions for dynamic memory allocation, and free() for memory de-allocation. | C++ provides new operator for memory allocation and delete operator for memory de-allocation. | Python’s memory allocation and deallocation method is automatic. |
| Direct support for exception handling is not supported by C. | Exception handling is supported by C++. | Exception handling is supported by Python. |
Comparing Python with C and C++
In the following article, we will compare the 3 most used coding languages from a beginner’s perspective. It will help you to learn basics of all the 3 languages together while saving your time and will also help you to inter shift from one language you know to the other which you don’t. Let’s discuss a brief history of all the 3 languages and then we will move on to the practical learning.