The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python!¶
Welcome to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python.
This guide is currently under heavy active development. If you’d like to help, fork us on GitHub!
This opinionated guide exists to provide both novice and expert Python developers a best-practice handbook to the installation, configuration, and usage of Python on a daily basis.
Getting Started¶
This part of the guide focuses on setting up your Python environment.
- Properly Install Python
Writing Great Code¶
This part of the guide focuses on best practices for writing Python code.
Scenario Guide¶
This part of the guide focuses on tool and module advice based on different scenarios.
Shipping Great Code¶
This part of the guide focuses on deploying your Python code.
Development Environment¶
Additional Notes¶
This part of the guide, which is mostly prose, begins with some background information about Python, then focuses on next steps.
Contribution notes and legal information are here (for those interested).
