By Charles Mgbolu
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is supporting the Nigerian stop of the Python Africa Tour as the first of a series of training workshops which will kick off next week at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja.

Cyberlife however, has gathered that the centre for information Tech & Systems, University of Lagos might also be another port of call for the training. This is the Python’s third tour stop on the continent and it will feature a five-day software workshop in the use of Python programming language which will have volunteer experts in attendance to deliver training, programming workshops, and presentations.

The organisers stated that “these last months, we have been planning our third stop since we started nurturing this idea of using ‘free but sponsored’ training to help introduce the Python programming language and culture in Africa.”

Python programming language is cross-platformed and used in a wide variety of application domains. High level data structures and clear syntax has made it an ideal first language and a flexible powerhouse for more experienced users.

Full features, liberal licensing and good support has made it popular in scientific computing and rapid mobile application development in both business and academia. The team, led by Daniel Nouri, a German software engineer and open source consultant is hopeful of success with aspiring Nigerian Python users and programmers.