Python is a great object-oriented, interpreted, interactive programming language. It is often compared (favorably to Tcl, Perl, Ruby, C#, Visual Basic, Visual Fox Pro, Scheme or Java.

Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, a very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typings. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac, MFC, Gtk+, Gnome, QT, KDE). New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++. Python are also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface (more at PythonAdvocacy).

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Documentation

Getting Started

Join the fun and start learning today!

• [http://www.python.org/doc/Newbies.html Python for Beginners]

• MovingToPythonFromOtherLanguages

Current Python Documentation

• [http://www.python.org/doc/ Documentation Central]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/ref/ref.html Language Reference]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html Tutorial]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/lib.html Library Reference]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/mac/mac.html Macintosh Reference]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/ext/ext.html Extending and Embedding]

• [http://www.python.org/doc/current/api/api.html Python API Reference]

Contributed Documentation

• [http://www.diveintopython.org Dive Into Python] - tootorial

• FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Howto...

Development-Guides-R-Us!

• WebProgramming

• GuiProgramming

• ThreadProgramming

• DatabaseProgramming

• SoYouWanna - Python solutions to software problems

• PythonPhilosophy

Software

Commercial and user contributed software for every purpose!

• PythonDistributions

• PythonApplications

• ApplicationFrameworks

• ApplicationSupportLibraries

• GeneralLibraries

• DevelopmentTools

• PythonGames

• IntegratingPythonWithOtherLanguages

Community

Come meet the EffBot, MartelliBot, SmutBot, our glorious ["BDFL"] and all the rest of the gang! A cast of thousands!

• MailingListsAndNewsgroups

• PythonDevelopers

• SpecialInterestGroups

• PythonProjects

• PythonWikiMaintainers

• PythonEvents

• LocalUserGroups

Commercial Products and Services

Python at play!

• PythonBooks

• PythonSupport

• PythonConsulting

• PythonHosting

Other Resources

• [http://www.chinesepython.org/cgi_bin/moingb.cgi Python Chinese Wiki]: Another moin wiki on Python in Chinese.

• [http://www.pythonwiki.de/ PythonWiki.de]: Noch eine Seite auf Deutsch.

• [http://wikipython.tuxfamily.org/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/FrontPage Wiki Python Fr]: moin wiki on Python in French.

• PythonLanguage: Python page from the original Wiki