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Top page: = Content notes =
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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.
Top page will feature:
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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"  * Large headings, w/ an icon that will be re-used on the sub-pages.
 * The subhead from each page.
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= What is Python? = The sub-page will contain the title and the expanded content below.

== What is Python? ==

Subhead: Python is an easy-to-learn but powerful programming language, available as open source. (more)
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 * Used by XXX  * Used by (various companies/organizations/projects)
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= Starting to Learn Python = == Learning More ==

Subhead: Find books, videos, and online documentation for Python. (more)
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= Try Python = == 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
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= Tools for Python Development = == Tools for Python Development ==

Subhead: Powerful development environments and editors help you write and debug Python code.
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 * Eclipse/PyDev
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What else? Version control:
 * Subversion
 * Bazaar
 * Mercurial
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= Finding Libraries = Checking tools: pylint/pychecker/pyflakes


What else?

== Finding Libraries ==

Subhead: Explore the thousands of add-on libraries available for Python. (more)
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= Joining the Community = == Joining the Community ==
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User groups

Conferences
 * PyCon; EuroPython
Subhead: Connect to other Python users on the web, at local user groups, and at conferences. (more)
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User groups

Conferences

 * PyCon; EuroPython
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 * Python 2 vs. Python 3:
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 * Special page for Django & other web toolkits?
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Not within scope:

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

Content notes

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 easy-to-learn but powerful 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:

Version control:

  • Subversion
  • Bazaar
  • Mercurial

Checking tools: pylint/pychecker/pyflakes

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.

  • Python 2 vs. Python 3:
  • 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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