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== Participating in the Community == ||<tablestyle="width: 100%; table-layout:fixed" 50% #eeeeee> [[Community]] ||<50% #eeeeee> [[PythonWebsite|Python Web Site]] || || A guide to the wider community || Behind the scenes of python.org || ||<#eeeeee> [[LocalUserGroups|Local User Groups]] ||<#eeeeee> [[How to...]] guides || || Find a Python group near you. || [[http://www.python.org/dev/doc/|Contribute to the documentation]] || ||<#eeeeee> [[VolunteerOpportunities|Volunteer Opportunities]] ||<#eeeeee> [[CoreDevelopment|Core Development]] || || Projects which need help || Developing the Python language and runtime itself || ||<#eeeeee> [[DiversityInPython|Diversity in Python]] ||<#eeeeee> [[BuildBot|Buildbot]] || || Resources on being welcoming to all populations of Python users. || Automated testing of the Python source code || ||<#eeeeee> [[CommercialServices|Commercial Services]] ||<#eeeeee> PyBots || || People you can pay to develop or deploy Python on your behalf || Python Community Buildbots || ||<#eeeeee> [[Special Interest Groups]] (SIGs) ||<#eeeeee> [[PythonEnhancementProposals|Python Enhancement Proposals]] (PEPs) || || Discussion of improvements in specific areas || How the language evolves || |
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
Links to tutorials, courses and resources |
Learning materials, topic guides and links to central resources |
Some common pitfalls of beginners |
Books about Python plus reviews |
Questions asked by beginners, answered here |
A mixture of introductory and topical material |
Resources written in languages other than English |
Different software which runs programs in the Python language |
See also the documentation category for all known documentation-related pages. |
Events, Courses, Conferences, Community
Python Conferences - information about the Python conference scene
Python Events - covers conferences, training courses and more
Local User Groups - find a Python group near you
Participating in the Community - where people using and producing Python get together
Python Software
Information on finding software projects written in Python, including... |
Managing your code more effectively |
Ready-to-run applications which use Python |
Editing your code more effectively |
Some building blocks for your own projects (including frameworks for database, GUI, Web programming) |
How to make others aware of your own works |
Using this Wiki
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