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Top page: Top page will feature:
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Large headings, w/ an icon that will be re-used on the sub-pages.
  
The text between headings will start out collapsed and hidden; click on the heading or the icon to expand them.
 * Large headings, w/ an icon that will be re-used on the sub-pages.
 * The subhead from each page.
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XXX should all headings be in the form of questions? Or just title form? e.g. "What is Python?" vs. "About Python" The sub-page will contain the title and the expanded content below.
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Python is a clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, available
as free software.   
Subhead: Python is an open-source programming language, available as open source. (more)
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 * Object-oriented programming language
 * Free software
 * Used by (various companies/organizations/projects)
 * Used in (various applications: Blender, etc.)
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= Learning More =
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= Starting to Learn Python = Subhead: Find books, videos, and online documentation for Python. (more)
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  * O'Reilly: Learning Python, Programming Python
  * Prentice Hall: Core Python Programming
  * New Riders: Essential Reference
  * docs.python.org

Videos:

  * ShowMeDo
  * PyCon 2009 tutorials
  * Python Fundamentals DVD
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Subhead: Download Python for your computer, check whether it's already part of your system, or even try it on the web. (more)

Download links

Is Python already installed?
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links to IDEs, distributions, (hosting services?) Subhead: Powerful development environments and editors help you write and debug Python code.
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= Libraries and Applications = IDEs:

 * WingIDE
 * Komodo
 * Eclipse/PyDev

Distributions:

 * ActiveState
 * Enthought

What else?

= Finding Libraries =

Subhead: Explore the thousands of add-on libraries available for Python. (more)
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= Finding the Community = Link to an easy-install tutorial/page?
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user groups, conferences
 
= Joining the Community =

Subhead: Connect to other Python users on the web, at local user groups, and at conferences. (more)

planet.python.org

Python wiki

User groups

Conferences

 * PyCon; EuroPython

== Additional topics ==

I'm not sure whether the following material is worth including.

 * The Zen of Python principles
 * Special page for Django & other web toolkits?
 * A news page that pulls RSS feeds from pypi and python.org?
 * Link to Software Carpentry tutorials?

Not within scope:

 * How Python is developed: this microsite is aimed at beginners, who don't need that sort of information)

Top page will feature:

  • Large headings, w/ an icon that will be re-used on the sub-pages.
  • The subhead from each page.

The sub-page will contain the title and the expanded content below.

What is Python?

Subhead: Python is an open-source programming language, available as open source. (more)

  • Object-oriented programming language
  • Free software
  • Used by (various companies/organizations/projects)
  • Used in (various applications: Blender, etc.)

Learning More

Subhead: Find books, videos, and online documentation for Python. (more)

Books and tutorials

  • O'Reilly: Learning Python, Programming Python
  • Prentice Hall: Core Python Programming
  • New Riders: Essential Reference
  • docs.python.org

Videos:

Try Python

Subhead: Download Python for your computer, check whether it's already part of your system, or even try it on the web. (more)

Download links

Is Python already installed?

Link to shell.appspot.com, sample programs

Tools for Python Development

Subhead: Powerful development environments and editors help you write and debug Python code.

IDEs:

  • WingIDE
  • Komodo
  • Eclipse/PyDev

Distributions:

What else?

Finding Libraries

Subhead: Explore the thousands of add-on libraries available for Python. (more)

PyPI; commonly-used libraries

Link to an easy-install tutorial/page?

Joining the Community

Subhead: Connect to other Python users on the web, at local user groups, and at conferences. (more)

planet.python.org

Python wiki

User groups

Conferences

Additional topics

I'm not sure whether the following material is worth including.

  • The Zen of Python principles
  • Special page for Django & other web toolkits?

  • A news page that pulls RSS feeds from pypi and python.org?
  • Link to Software Carpentry tutorials?

Not within scope:

  • How Python is developed: this microsite is aimed at beginners, who don't need that sort of information)

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