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:
- Enthought
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)