Getting started resources for new Pythonistas

things-to-learn-about-python.rst

Intro

• Official tutorial
• If you're coming from other language

Idiomatic Python

• Python's Class Development Toolkit
• Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python
• Beyond PEP 8 -- Best practices for beautiful intelligible code

Must know

• Object protocols, data model etc.
• Batteries included

Installing third-party deps for your app development/deployment

• https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/
• https://packaging.python.org/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/
• https://hynek.me/articles/virtualenv-lives/
• https://virtualenv.pypa.io/en/latest/
• Use pyenv if you do development against multiple Python versions and don't want to break system Python install

Code style & philosophy

• https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/
• https://pep8.org/
• https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0257/

Learn more

• https://realpython.com/
• https://pymotw.com/3/

Follow the community wisdom

• https://gist.github.com/webknjaz/8856fbad78aa9ac72f1b96239ec0bccd
• https://www.python.org/community/