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= MoinMoin Wiki = = The Python Wiki =
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A WikiWikiWeb is a collaborative hypertext environment, with an emphasis on easy access to and modification of information. This wiki can also link to InterWiki space. Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive programming language. It is often compared (favorably of course :-) ) to Lisp, Tcl, Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java... and it's much more fun.
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MoinMoin is a Python Wiki:WikiClone, based on Wiki:PikiPiki. The name is a common German slang expression explained on the MoinMoin page. If you run a Wiki using MoinMoin, please add it to the MoinMoin:MoinMoinWikis page. Contributed code is on the MoinMoin:MacroMarket, MoinMoin:ActionMarket and MoinMoin:ParserMarket pages. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++ (or other languages, depending on the chosen [[implementation]]). Python is also usable as an extension language for applications written in other languages that need easy-to-use scripting or automation interfaces.
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You can edit any page by pressing the link at the bottom of the page. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition.
== Getting Started ==
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To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about MoinMoin:WhyWikiWorks and the MoinMoin:WikiNature. Also, consult the MoinMoin:WikiWikiWebFaq.   * [[BeginnersGuide]] - links to tutorials, courses and resources
  * [[Documentation]] - learning materials, topic guides and links to central resources
  * [[PythonBooks]] - books about Python plus reviews
  * [[Asking for Help]] - questions asked by beginners, answered here
  * BeginnerErrorsWithPythonProgramming - some common pitfalls
  * PythonAudioMaterial - a mixture of introductory and topical material
  * [[Languages]] - resources written in languages other than English
  * See also the [[CategoryDocumentation|documentation category]] for all known documentation-related pages.
  * [[implementation|Python implementations]]
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Interesting starting points:
  * RecentChanges: see where people are currently working
  * HelpForBeginners: to get you going
  * WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing
  * FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways
== Events, Courses, Conferences ==

  * [[PythonConferences]] - information about the Python conference scene
  * [[PythonEvents]] - covers conferences, training courses and more
  * LocalUserGroups - find a Python group near you.

== Python Software ==

  * [[PythonProjects]] - information on finding software projects written in Python, including...
    * [[Applications]] - ready-to-run applications which use Python
    * [[UsefulModules]] - some building blocks for your own projects
    * PublishingPythonModules - how to make others aware of your own works
  * DevelopmentTools
    * PythonEditors

== Participating in the Community ==

  * [[Community]] - a guide to the wider community
  * LocalUserGroups - find a Python group near you.
  * VolunteerOpportunities
  * CommercialServices
  * The python.org community:
    * PythonWebsite (behind the scenes of python.org)
    * [[How to...]] guides
    * [[http://www.python.org/dev/doc/|Contribute to the documentation]]
  * CoreDevelopment - developing the Python language and runtime itself
    * BuildBot - automated testing of the Python source code
    * PyBots (Python Community Buildbots)
    * [[Python24Fixes]] - task list for preparing the Python 2.4.4 release.
    * PythonEnhancementProposals (PEPs)
    * [[Special Interest Groups]] (SIGs)
    * Experimental distributed version control mirrors
      * [[Bazaar]]
      * [[Git]]
      * [[Mercurial]]

== Using this Wiki ==

Feel free to add more useful stuff (see HelpContents and HelpOnEditing to learn how), but do us a favour and do tests in the WikiSandBox if you're not accustomed to Wiki technologies. If you're new to Wikis, please read WikiWikiWeb.

See WikiGuidelines for details of the policies and rules governing this Wiki.

See RecentChanges for a history, available in RSS format ([[http://www.python.org/moin/?action=rss_rc|{{http://wiki.python.org/wiki/python/img/moin-rss.png}}]]). To see pages which need writing, take a look at [[DesiredPages]].

To report problems or to help out, please contact the [[mailto:webmaster@python.org|python.org maintainers]].

The Python Wiki

Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, and interactive programming language. It is often compared (favorably of course :-) ) to Lisp, Tcl, Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java... and it's much more fun.

Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++ (or other languages, depending on the chosen implementation). Python is also usable as an extension language for applications written in other languages that need easy-to-use scripting or automation interfaces.

Getting Started

Events, Courses, Conferences

Python Software

Participating in the Community

Using this Wiki

Feel free to add more useful stuff (see HelpContents and HelpOnEditing to learn how), but do us a favour and do tests in the WikiSandBox if you're not accustomed to Wiki technologies. If you're new to Wikis, please read WikiWikiWeb.

See WikiGuidelines for details of the policies and rules governing this Wiki.

See RecentChanges for a history, available in RSS format (http://www.python.org/moin/?action=rss_rc). To see pages which need writing, take a look at DesiredPages.

To report problems or to help out, please contact the python.org maintainers.

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