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Reading this tutorial has probably reinforced your interest in using
Python --- you should be eager to apply Python to solving your
real-world problems. Now what should you do?
real-world problems. Where should you go to learn more?
You should read, or at least page through, the
\citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library Reference},
which gives complete (though terse) reference material about types,
functions, and modules that can save you a lot of time when writing
Python programs. The standard Python distribution includes a
\emph{lot} of additional code. There are modules to read
\UNIX{} mailboxes, retrieve documents via HTTP, generate random
numbers, parse command-line options, write CGI programs, compress
data, and a lot more; skimming through the Library Reference will give
you an idea of what's available.
This tutorial is part of Python's documentation set.
Some other documents in the set are:
The major Python Web site is \url{http://www.python.org/}; it contains
\begin{itemize}
\item \citetitle[../lib/lib.html]{Python Library Reference}:
You should browse through this manual, which gives complete (though
terse) reference material about types, functions, and the modules in
the standard library. The standard Python distribution includes a
\emph{lot} of additional code. There are modules to read \UNIX{}
mailboxes, retrieve documents via HTTP, generate random numbers, parse
command-line options, write CGI programs, compress data, and many other tasks.
Skimming through the Library Reference will give you an idea of
what's available.
\item \citetitle[../inst/inst.html]{Installing Python Modules}
explains how to install external modules written by other Python
users.
\item \citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Language Reference}: A detailed
explanation of Python's syntax and semantics. It's heavy reading,
but is useful as a
\end{itemize}
More Python resources:
\begin{itemize}
\item \url{http://www.python.org}: The major Python Web site. It contains
code, documentation, and pointers to Python-related pages around the
Web. This Web site is mirrored in various places around the
world, such as Europe, Japan, and Australia; a mirror may be faster
than the main site, depending on your geographical location.
Many more user-created Python modules
can be found in the \ulink{Python Package
Index}{http://www.python.org/pypi} (PyPI).
\item \url{http://docs.python.org}: Fast access to Python's
documentation.
\item \url{http://cheeseshop.python.org}:
The Python Package Index, nicknamed the Cheese Shop,
is an index of user-created Python modules that are available for
download. Once you begin releasing code, you can register it
here so that others can find it.
\item \url{http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/}: The
Python Cookbook is a sizable collection of code examples, larger
modules, and useful scripts. Particularly notable contributions are
collected in a book also titled \citetitle{Python Cookbook} (O'Reilly
\& Associates, ISBN 0-596-00797-3.)
\end{itemize}
For Python-related questions and problem reports, you can post to the
newsgroup \newsgroup{comp.lang.python}, or send them to the mailing