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Python is an object-oriented, interpreted, interactive programming language. It is often compared (favourably to Tcl, Perl, Ruby, Scheme or Java.

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 (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac, MFC, Gtk+, Gnome, QT, KDE). New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++. Python is 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]

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] - tutorial

• FrequentlyAskedQuestions

Howto...

Development-Guides-R-Us!

• WebProgramming

• GuiProgramming

• ThreadProgramming

• DatabaseProgramming

• SoYouWanna - Python solutions to software problems

Software

Commercial and user contributed software for every purpose!

• PythonDistributions

• PythonApplications

• ApplicationFrameworks

• ApplicationSupportLibraries

• GeneralLibraries

• DevelopmentTools

• PythonGames

Community

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

• MailingListsAndNewsgroups

• PythonDevelopers

• SpecialInterestGroups

• PythonProjects

• PythonWikiMaintainers

• PythonEvents

Python Philosophy

1. Beautiful is better than ugly.
2. Explicit is better than implicit.
3. Simple is better than complex.
4. Complex is better than complicated.
5. Flat is better than nested.
6. Sparse is better than dense.
7. Readability counts.
8. Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
9. Although practicality beats purity.

1. Errors should never pass silently.
2. Unless explicitly silenced.
3. In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
4. There should be one -- and preferably only one -- obvious way to do it.
5. Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
6. Now is better than never.
7. Although never is often better than right now.
8. If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
9. If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.

10. NameSpaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

Commercial Products and Services

Python at work!

• PythonProducts

• PythonSupport

• PythonConsulting

• OtherServices

Other Resources

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

• [http://www.pythonwiki.de/ PythonWiki.de]: Yet another moin wiki on Python in German.

• [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