The tutorial is devoted to the theoretical and practical study of the modern widely used programming language Python. The manual consists of 5 chapters, which consistently addressed issues such as the history of programming languages, features and basic elements of the Python programming language (data types; instructions, functions, modules; object-oriented programming; development of graphical interfaces). The material is presented compactly while maintaining the necessary rigor, algorithmicity and detailed elaboration of the basic concepts in accordance with the working program of the discipline "Computer workshop". Meets the requirements of the Federal state educational standard of higher education of the last generation. For undergraduate students full-time and part-time training areas "Business Informatics", as well as all those interested in programming.