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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.

Getting Started

Events and Community

Software

Core Development

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

Beginners Guide

Documentation

Links to tutorials, courses and resources

Learning materials, topic guides and links to central resources

Beginner Errors

Python Books

Some common pitfalls of beginners

Books about Python plus reviews

Asking for Help

Python Audio Materials

Questions asked by beginners, answered here

A mixture of introductory and topical material

Languages

Python Implementations

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 Software

Python Projects

Development Tools

Information on finding software projects written in Python, including...

Managing your code more effectively

Applications

Python Editors

Ready-to-run applications which use Python

Editing your code more effectively

Useful Modules

Publishing Python Modules

Some building blocks for your own projects (including frameworks for database, GUI, Web programming)

How to make others aware of your own works

Python Core Development Tools

The Python Web Site

Bug Tracker

Maintaining the official Python online resources

Roundup and the code review services used by the Python project

Package Index

Other Resources

The infrastructure behind Python package hosting

A list of all development process-related resources on this Wiki

Using this Wiki

This Wiki is a community place to gather and organize all things about Python. Feel free to exercise your editorial skills and expertise to make it a useful knowledge base and up-to-date reference on all Python-related topics.

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