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==== Beginners ==== = Documentation =
Apart from the main [[http://www.python.org/doc/|python.org documentation pages]], a number of other resources exist.
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 * [http://www.python.org/doc/Newbies.html Python for Beginners] == Beginners ==
Start here if you're new to Python or are considering trying Python after using other languages.

 * [[BeginnersGuide|Python for Beginners]]
 * [[IntermediatesGuide|Python for Intermediates]]
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 * BeginnerErrorsWithPythonProgramming
 * [[https://coderslegacy.com/python/libraries-in-python/|Python Libraries - Tutorial Compilation]]
 * [[http://www.python-course.eu/python3_course.php|Tutorial on Python3]]
 * [[http://www.w3resource.com/python/python-tutorial.php|Tutorial on Python 3.2]]
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==== Topic guides ==== == Topic Guides ==
If you are developing a particular kind of program or library, you might wish to study some related material.
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 * DatabaseProgramming   * CommandlineTools
 * [[Concurrency]]
* DatabaseProgramming
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 * GameProgramming
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 * SoYouWanna  * [[Powerful Python One-Liners|One-Liners]]
 * ParallelProcessing
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 * WorkingWithTime
 * [[Unicode]]
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==== Advanced topics ==== == Advanced Topics ==
 * [[PortingToPy3k|Python 3 porting guide]] including a [[PortingToPy3k/BilingualQuickRef|quick reference]]
 * IntegratingPythonWithOtherLanguages
 * [[WindowsCompilers|Windows compilers for Python]]
 * PatternProgramming
 * FromFunctionToMethod
 * ComputedAttributesUsingPropertyObjects
 * AlternativeDescriptionOfProperty
 * [[http://www.python-course.eu/text_classification_introduction.php|Introduction into Text Categorization and Classification using Python]]
 * [[http://www.python-course.eu/threads.php|Threads in Python]]
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 * IntegratingPythonWithOtherLanguages
 * MetaClasses
 * MixIns
 * PatternProgramming
 * ["Unicode"]
 * PythonDecorators

==== Philosophy and wisdom ====
== Philosophy and Wisdom ==
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 * PythonSpeed   * PythonSpeed
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==== Other places ==== == Other Resources ==
 * PythonBooks
 * PythonPapers - see also PythonPeriodicals (for "The Python Papers")
 * PythonPeriodicals
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== Reference Documentation ==
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 * [http://www.python.org/doc/ python.org Documentation Central]
 * PythonBooks
 * PythonPapers
 * [http://pydoc.amk.ca/frame.html Annotatable Documentation]
 * [[http://www.python.org/doc/|python.org Documentation Central]]
 * [[http://pydoc.org/|Search the library docstrings with pydoc]] - STALE LINK (Needs to be replaced or removed)
 * [[http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest|The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!]] - "A best-practice handbook to the installation, configuration, and usage of Python".
 * [[http://pydoc.net/|Online open source package library for Python]]
 * [[http://kapeli.com/dash|Mac OS X Python Documentation Browser]]
 * DocumentationTools describes tools you can use to generate documentation for your own Python programs.
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==== Working on the official documentation ==== == Working on the Official Documentation ==
If you think something should be documented in the main Python docs, but currently isn't, you can either follow these [[https://docs.python.org/devguide/documenting.html|instructions on how to contribute to the Python documentation]] to report the issue or to help fix it. Alternatively, you could add your suggestion to the MissingFromDocumentation page of this Wiki and wait for other people to pick it up and take action.
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 * MissingFromDocumentation
 * ModulesThatNeedDocs
There are currently only few modules in the standard library that are undocumented. Lists of these modules can be found in the documentation of each Python version:
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==== Discussion ====  * [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/undoc.html|current list for Python 3]]
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== Discussion ==

Documentation

Apart from the main python.org documentation pages, a number of other resources exist.

Beginners

Start here if you're new to Python or are considering trying Python after using other languages.

Topic Guides

If you are developing a particular kind of program or library, you might wish to study some related material.

Advanced Topics

Philosophy and Wisdom

Other Resources

Reference Documentation

Working on the Official Documentation

If you think something should be documented in the main Python docs, but currently isn't, you can either follow these instructions on how to contribute to the Python documentation to report the issue or to help fix it. Alternatively, you could add your suggestion to the MissingFromDocumentation page of this Wiki and wait for other people to pick it up and take action.

There are currently only few modules in the standard library that are undocumented. Lists of these modules can be found in the documentation of each Python version:

Discussion

Please see DocumentationDiscussion.

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