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    #Contents
    * [Beginner's Delight](#beginners-delight)
    * [Style Guide and Idioms](#style-guide-and-idioms)
    * [Dictionary](#dictionary)
    * [Decorators](#decorators)
    * [Generators](#generators)
    * [Iterators](#iterators)
    * [Yield](#yield)
    * [Context Managers](#context-managers)
    * [Unicode](#unicode)
    * [Networking](#networking)
    * [Metaclasses](#metaclasses)
    * [Documentation](#documentation)
    * [Sphinx](#sphinx)
    * [Debugging](#debugging)
    * [Logging](#logging)
    * [Testing](#testing)
    * [Environment and Environment Management](#environment-and-environment-management)
    * [Profiling](#profiling)
    * [Packaging](#packaging)
    * [Deployment](#deployment)
    * [Fabric](#fabric)
    * [Warts and Gotchas](#warts-and-gotchas)
    * [Web](#web)
    * [Frameworks](#frameworks)
    * [Flask](#flask)
    * [Web2Py](#web2py)
    * [Django](#django)
    * [Bottle](#bottle)
    * [API and Web Services](#api-and-web-services)
    * [Scraping](#scraping)
    * [Mobile Development](#mobile-development)
    * [Kivy](#kivy)
    * [Google Glass](#google-glass)
    * [Resources](#resources)
    * [Libraries](#libraries)
    * [GUI Programming](#gui-programming)
    * [WSGI](#wsgi)
    * [Databases](#databases)
    * [SQLAlchemy](#sqlalchemy)
    * [Data Mining](#data-mining)
    * [Data Analysis](#data-analysis)
    * [Pandas](#pandas)
    * [Design Patterns](#design-patterns)
    * [Concurrency Patterns](#concurrency-patterns)
    * [Distributed Systems](#distributed-systems)
    * [Python 2 vs Python 3](#python-2-vs-3)
    * [Porting to Python 3](#porting-to-python-3)
    * [Books](#books)
    * [Free](#free)
    * [Paid](#paid)
    * [Discussions](#discussions)
    * [Conferences and Events](#conferences-and-events)
    * [Videos](#videos)
    * [Editors and IDE's for Python programming](#editors-and-ides-for-python-programming)
    * [Big Data](#bigdata)
    * [Curated Python resources from other websites](#curated-python-resources-from-other-websites)
    * [Newsletters](#newsletters)
    * [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)


    ##Beginner's Delight
    * [Beginner's guide to Python](http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide)
    * [The Hitchhiker's guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/)
    * [Learn Python the hard way](http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/)
    * [Google's Python class](https://developers.google.com/edu/python/)
    * [Python tracks at Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python)
    * [Python Monk](http://pythonmonk.com/)
    * [Python for Beginners](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/)
    * [Best way to learn python](http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-best-way-to-learn-python/)
    * [Python Tips, tools and resources](http://lurnq.com/lesson/Getting-started-with-Python-Tips-Tools-and-Resources)
    * [Python Koans: Learn Python through TDD](https://github.com/gregmalcolm/python_koans)
    * [LearnStreet Python course](http://www.learnstreet.com/lessons/study/python)
    * [Beginner projects for a python newbie](http://newcoder.io/)
    * [Learn X in Y minutes - Python](http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python/)
    * [Python Practice book](http://anandology.com/python-practice-book/)
    * [Facts and myths about Python names and values](http://nedbatchelder.com/text/names.html)
    * [*args and **kwargs in python explained](http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/args-and-kwargs-in-python-explained/)
    * [Common newbie mistakes in Python- Part 1](http://blog.amir.rachum.com/post/54770419679/python-common-newbie-mistakes-part-1)
    * [Common newbie mistakes in Python- Part 2](http://blog.amir.rachum.com/post/55024295793/python-common-newbie-mistakes-part-2)
    * [PySchools](http://www.pyschools.com/)
    * [Some cool Python Tricks](http://www.quora.com/Python-programming-language-1/What-are-some-cool-Python-tricks)
    * http://blog.amir.rachum.com/post/30176371115/you-cant-handle-the-truth
    * [Better Python APIs](http://ozkatz.github.io/better-python-apis.html)
    * [Declaring dependencies in Python](http://blog.ziade.org/2013/04/13/declaring-dependencies-in-python/)
    * [Storing and Loading Data with JSON - Serialization/deserialization](http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/storing-and-loading-data-with-json/)
    * [A Guide to Python's Magic Methods](http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html)
    * [Efficient String Concatenation in Python](http://www.skymind.com/~ocrow/python_string/)
    * [Be Pythonic: __init__.py](http://mikegrouchy.com/blog/2012/05/be-pythonic-__init__py.html)
    * [Building an open-source Python application the right way](http://kirang.in/2013/09/09/building-an-open-source-python-application-the-right-way/)
    * [Python progression path - From apprentice to guru](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2573135/python-progression-path-from-apprentice-to-guru)

    ##Style Guide and Idioms
    * [PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code](http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)
    * [Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python](http://python.net/~goodger/projects/pycon/2007/idiomatic/handout.html)

    ##Dictionary
    * [Python hash, id and dictionary order](http://blog.amir.rachum.com/post/54458435089/python-hash-id-and-dictionary-order)
    * [Notes on dictionary implementation](http://bugs.python.org/file6941/dictnotes.txt)
    * [Python: The Dictionary Playbook](http://blog.amir.rachum.com/post/39501813266/python-the-dictionary-playbook)

    ##Decorators
    * [Understanding Python Decorators in 12 easy steps](http://simeonfranklin.com/blog/2012/jul/1/python-decorators-in-12-steps/)
    * [Common uses of Python decorators - Quora](http://www.quora.com/Python-programming-language-1/What-are-common-uses-of-Python-decorators)
    * [Common uses of Python decorators - Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/489720/what-are-some-common-uses-for-python-decorators)
    * [Python Decorators](http://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/python-decorators/)
    * [Decorators I: Introduction to Python Decorators](http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=240808)
    * [Decorators and annotations](http://blog.mattalcock.com/2013/1/5/decorates-and-annotations/)
    * [The dark side of decorators](http://apiguy.github.io/blog/2013/06/03/the-dark-side-of-decorators/)
    * [Thinking out aloud: Python decorators](http://curiosityhealsthecat.blogspot.in/2013/06/thinking-out-aloud-python-decorators_8528.html)
    * [Using Python decorators for registering callbacks](http://curiosityhealsthecat.blogspot.in/2013/07/using-python-decorators-for-registering_8614.html)
    * [Meta-matters: Using decorators for better Python programming](http://pydanny-event-notes.readthedocs.org/en/latest/PyconAU2011/decorators.html)
    * [How can I make a chain of function decorators in Python?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/739654/how-can-i-make-a-chain-of-function-decorators-in-python/1594484#1594484)
    * [The Python Decorator Library](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDecoratorLibrary)

    ##Generators
    * [Generator Tricks for Systems Programmers](http://www.dabeaz.com/generators-uk/)
    * [Delegating to a Subgenerator in Python 3](http://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.3.html#pep-380-syntax-for-delegating-to-a-subgenerator)

    ##Iterators
    * [Understanding Iterators and Iterables](http://www.shutupandship.com/2012/01/understanding-python-iterables-and.html)

    ##Yield
    * [Python yield keyword explained](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/231767/the-python-yield-keyword-explained)

    ##Context Managers
    * [Understanding Python's with statement](http://effbot.org/zone/python-with-statement.htm)
    * [The Python "with" Statement by Example](http://preshing.com/20110920/the-python-with-statement-by-example/)

    ##Unicode
    * [Explain Unicode like I'm five years old](http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1g62eh/explain_it_like_im_five_python_and_unicode/)
    * [Unicode Pain](http://nedbatchelder.com/text/unipain.html)
    * [Python encodings and Unicode](http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/python-encodings-and-unicode.html)
    * [The Updated Guide to Unicode on Python](http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2013/7/2/the-updated-guide-to-unicode/)

    ##Networking
    * [An intro to Python socket network programming](http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/python-socket-network-programming/)

    ##Metaclasses
    * [A primer on python metaclasses](http://jakevdp.github.io/blog/2012/12/01/a-primer-on-python-metaclasses/)
    * [What is a metaclass in Python ?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/100003/what-is-a-metaclass-in-python)
    * [Yet Another Python Metaclass tutorial](http://blog.fruiapps.com/2013/03/Yet-another-Python-MetaClass-Tutorial)

    ##Documentation
    * [Documentation is King](http://kennethreitz.org/documentation-is-king/)
    * [Make your open source project documentation suck less](http://kirang89.webfactional.com/2013/05/07/make-your-open-source-project-documentation-suck-less/)

    ###Sphinx
    * [Quick Sphinx documentation for Python](http://scriptsonscripts.blogspot.in/2012/09/quick-sphinx-documentation-for-python.html)

    ## Environments and Environment Management
    * [Virtual Environments — The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/dev/virtualenvs/)
    * [Virtualenv Tutorial](http://simononsoftware.com/virtualenv-tutorial/)
    * [A Primer on virtualenv](http://iamzed.com/2009/05/07/a-primer-on-virtualenv/)
    * [How to use Python virtualenv](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/basics/how-to-use-python-virtualenv)
    * [Comprehensive beginner's virtualenv tutorial? - stackoverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5844869/comprehensive-beginners-virtualenv-tutorial)

    ##Debugging
    * [Debugging Tools in Python](http://blog.ionelmc.ro/2013/06/05/python-debugging-tools/)

    ###Logging
    * [Sentry - realtime event logging and aggregation platform](https://sentry.readthedocs.org/en/latest/index.html)

    ##Testing
    * [Nose Introduction](http://pythontesting.net/framework/nose/nose-introduction/)
    * [Unittest Introduction](http://pythontesting.net/framework/unittest/unittest-introduction/)
    * [How To Use Coverage.py With Unittest](https://github.com/audreyr/how-to/blob/master/python/use_coverage_with_unittest.rst)
    * [An Extended Introduction to the nose Unit Testing Framework](http://ivory.idyll.org/articles/nose-intro.html)
    * [Test strategies for your Python projects](http://blog.flaper87.com/post/522b9e560f06d32542ede77f/)

    ##Environment and Enivronment Management
    * [Virtualenv - The official documentation](http://www.virtualenv.org/en/latest/)
    * [Getting started with virtual env](http://iamzed.com/2009/05/07/a-primer-on-virtualenv/)
    * [Extension to Virtualenv](https://bitbucket.org/dhellmann/virtualenvwrapper)
    * [VirtualEnv Burrito = virtualenv + virtualenvwrapper](https://github.com/brainsik/virtualenv-burrito)

    ##Profiling
    * [A guide to analyzing Python performance](http://www.huyng.com/posts/python-performance-analysis/)

    ##Packaging
    * [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Packaging](http://guide.python-distribute.org/)
    * [Sharing Your Labor of Love: PyPI Quick And Dirty](http://hynek.me/articles/sharing-your-labor-of-love-pypi-quick-and-dirty/)
    * [Open Sourcing a Python Project the Right Way](http://www.jeffknupp.com/blog/2013/08/16/open-sourcing-a-python-project-the-right-way/)
    * [5 tips for packaging your Python projects](http://ziade.org/2011/08/19/5-tips-for-packaging-your-python-projects/)
    * [AOSA: Python Packaging](http://www.aosabook.org/en/packaging.html)
    * [The Package Dependency Blues](http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-package-dependency-blues)
    * [5 Simple Rules For Building Great Python Packages](http://axialcorps.com/2013/08/29/5-simple-rules-for-building-great-python-packages)
    * [Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/)
    * [Py2app: Standalone Mac OS X applications](http://pythonhosted.org/py2app/)
    * [PyInstaller: Stand-alone executables, under Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris and AIX](http://www.pyinstaller.org/)

    ##Deployment
    * [Solid Python Deployments for Everybody](http://hynek.me/talks/python-deployments)

    ###Fabric
    * [Using Fabric in a development environment](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/systems-programming/how-to-use-fabric-in-a-development-environment/)

    ##Warts and Gotchas
    * [Python 2.x gotcha's and landmines](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/530530/python-2-x-gotchas-and-landmines)
    * [Python Warts](https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonWarts)
    * [Python Gotchas](http://blog.artlogic.com/2013/04/12/python-gotchas/)
    * [Common Pitfalls in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1011431/common-pitfalls-in-python/1321075#1321075)

    ##Web
    * [Python and Realtime Web](http://mrjoes.github.io/2013/06/21/python-realtime.html)
    * [List of Python API’s](http://www.pythonapi.com/)

    ###Frameworks
    ####Flask
    * [Flask Mega Tutorial Series](http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/the-flask-mega-tutorial-part-i-hello-world)
    * [Designing a RESTful API with Python and Flask](http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/designing-a-restful-api-with-python-and-flask)
    * [Building websites in Python with Flask](http://maximebf.com/blog/2012/10/building-websites-in-python-with-flask)
    * [How I structure my Flask apps](http://mattupstate.com/python/2013/06/26/how-i-structure-my-flask-applications.html)
    * [Designing a RESTful API using Flask-RESTful](http://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/designing-a-restful-api-using-flask-restful)
    * [Rapid Web Prototyping with Lightweight Tools](http://www.pixelmonkey.org/2013/03/13/rapid-web-prototyping-with-lightweight-tools)
    * [Build a Simple, Static, Markdown-Powered Blog with Flask](http://www.jamesharding.ca/posts/simple-static-markdown-blog-in-flask/)

    ####Web2Py
    * [Building a Twitter clone in Web2Py](http://fragile.org.uk/2013/06/twitter-clone-tutorial-in-web2py-part-1-getting-started/)

    ####Django
    * [The official Django documentation](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.5/)
    * [Getting started with Django](http://gettingstartedwithdjango.com/)
    * [Building a hacker news clone in Django](http://arunrocks.com/building-a-hacker-news-clone-in-django-part-1/)
    * [Djen of Django](http://agiliq.com/books/djenofdjango/)
    * [Deploying Django](http://www.rdegges.com/deploying-django/)
    * http://www.lightbird.net/dbe/
    * http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/series?name=PPN7NA155

    ####Bottle
    * [Developing with Bottle- Part 1](http://www.realpython.com/blog/python/developing-with-bottle-part-1/)

    ###API and Web Services
    * [How to access various web services in python](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/python-on-the-web/how-to-access-various-web-services-in-python/)

    ###Scraping
    * [Web Scraping with BeautifulSoup](http://www.pythonforbeginners.com/python-on-the-web/web-scraping-with-beautifulsoup/)
    * [Web Scraping 101 with Python](http://www.gregreda.com/2013/03/03/web-scraping-101-with-python/)
    * [Web Scraping with Scrapy Framework](http://doc.scrapy.org/en/latest/intro/tutorial.html)
    * [How to automatically search and download torrents with Python and Scrapy](http://fuzz-box.blogspot.in/2013/03/how-to-automatically-search-download-torrent-python-scrapy.html)

    ##Mobile Development
    ###Kivy
    * [Creating an app in Kivy](http://archlinux.me/dusty/2013/06/13/creating-an-application-in-kivy-part-1/)

    ##Google Glass
    ###Resources
    * [The official Python Quick Start for Google Glass](https://developers.google.com/glass/quickstart/python)

    ###Libraries
    ####glass.py
    * [Create python web applications for Google Glass](https://github.com/SamyPesse/glass.py)

    ##Image Processing
    * http://www.riisen.dk/dop/pil.html

    ##GUI Programming
    * [PyQt Tutorial](http://zetcode.com/tutorials/pyqt4/)
    * [Standalone executable for PyQt4 on Windows](http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/Py2exeAndPyQt)


    ##WSGI
    * [Getting started with WSGI](http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2007/5/21/getting-started-with-wsgi/)
    * [WSGI Basics](http://agiliq.com/blog/2013/07/basics-wsgi/)

    ##Databases

    ###SQLAlchemy
    * http://www.aosabook.org/en/sqlalchemy.html
    * http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2011/7/19/sqlachemy-and-you/

    ##Data Mining
    * [Linux system mining using Python](http://architects.dzone.com/articles/linux-system-mining-python)

    ##Data Analysis
    ###Pandas
    * [A 10 min intro to Pandas](http://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/10min.html)
    * http://manishamde.github.io/blog/2013/03/07/pandas-and-python-top-10/
    * [Learn Pandas](https://bitbucket.org/hrojas/learn-pandas)

    ##Design Patterns
    * [Python Best Practice Patterns by Vladimir Keleshev](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZNUfkVIHAY)

    ###Concurrency Patterns
    * [Wasps Nest Pattern](http://python.dzone.com/articles/wasps-nest-lock-free)
    * [Wasp's Nest: The Read-Copy-Update Pattern In Python](http://emptysqua.re/blog/wasps-nest-read-copy-update-python/)

    ##Distributed Systems
    * [Gevent and ZeroMQ](http://architects.dzone.com/articles/gevent-zeromq)
    * [Celery: Distributed Task Queue](https://celery.readthedocs.org/en/latest/getting-started/index.html)

    ##Python 2 vs 3
    * [Python 2 or 3 ?](http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3)

    ### Porting to Python 3
    * [How to support both Python 2 and 3](http://ondrejcertik.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-support-both-python-2-and-3.html)
    * [How CherryPy supports Python 2 and 3](http://pyvideo.org/video/689/how-cherrypy-supports-python-2-and-3)
    * [($) Porting to Python 3 - The Book Site](http://python3porting.com/)

    ##Books
    ###Free
    * [Some free books on Python](http://pythonbooks.revolunet.com/)
    * [Invent with Python](http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/)
    * [Think Python](http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf)
    * [Byte of Python](http://files.swaroopch.com/python/byte_of_python.pdf)
    * [Snake Wrangling for Kids](http://www.briggs.net.nz/snake-wrangling-for-kids.html)
    * [Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python](http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus7/html/book.html)
    * [Python programming on wikibooks](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming)
    * [Dive Into Python 3](http://getpython3.com/diveintopython3/)
    * [Programming Computer Vision with Python](http://programmingcomputervision.com/)

    ###Paid
    * [Some list of paid books on python](http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks)
    * [Porting to Python 3 - The Book Site](http://python3porting.com/)

    ##Discussions
    * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3746692
    * https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5944863
    * [StackOverflow - Python beyond the basics](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/92230/python-beyond-the-basics)
    * [StackOverflow - Python progression path from apprentice to guru](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2573135/python-progression-path-from-apprentice-to-guru)
    * [StackOverflow - Zen of Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/228181/zen-of-python)
    * [StackOverflow - Hidden Features of Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/101268/hidden-features-of-python)

    ##Conferences and events
    * [Official PyCon website](http://www.pycon.org/)
    * [Lanyrd - Python Conference and Events](http://lanyrd.com/topics/python/)
    * [Meetup.com - Python Meetup Groups](http://python.meetup.com/)

    ##Videos
    * [Guido Van Rossum on the history of Python](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugqu10JV7dk)
    * [PyVideo](http://pyvideo.org/)
    * [Khan Academy - Introduction to programming and computer science using Python](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/computer-science)
    * [Lanyrd - Python Videos](http://lanyrd.com/topics/python/video/)
    * [Python Videos, Tutorials and Screencasts at ShowMeDo](http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/python)
    * [Talks by Brandon Rhodes](http://rhodesmill.org/brandon/talks/)

    ##Editors and IDE's for Python programming
    * [Setting up Sublime Text for Python Development](http://dbader.org/blog/setting-up-sublime-text-for-python-development)
    * [Sublime Text 2 Love by Kenneth Reitz](http://kennethreitz.org/sublime-text-2-love/)
    * [Sublime Text 2 tips for Python and web developers](http://opensourcehacker.com/2012/05/11/sublime-text-2-tips-for-python-and-web-developers/)
    * [PyCharm](http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/)

    ##BigData
    * [Mind map of Python for Big Data](http://www.xmind.net/m/WvfC/?goback=%2Emid_I2756675707*43_*1#%21)

    ##Curated Python resources from other websites
    * [Python Resources (All) - Codesters.org](http://codesters.org/resource/topic/python/all/)

    ##Newsletters
    * [Pycoder's](http://pycoders.com/)
    * [Python Weekly](http://www.pythonweekly.com/)

    ##Miscellaneous
    * [Good to great Python reads](http://jessenoller.com/good-to-great-python-reads/)
    * [How to Create Barcodes in Your PDFs with Python](http://java.dzone.com/articles/how-create-barcodes-your-pdfs)
    * [What are some good Python interview questions ?](http://www.quora.com/What-are-good-Python-interview-questions)
    * [Python innards introduction](http://tech.blog.aknin.name/2010/04/02/pythons-innards-introduction/)
    * [Projects - A list of practical projects](https://github.com/thekarangoel/Projects)
    * [More Python Tutorials](http://awaretek.com/tutorials.html)
    * [Simple Sudoku solver in python](http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/sudoku-solver-in-python/)
    * [Looking Inside Dropbox – Security whitepaper](http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2013/08/30/looking-inside-dropbox-whitepaper/)
    * [Why sorting an array makes a Python loop faster](http://rickystewart.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/why-sorting-an-array-makes-a-python-loop-faster/)
    * [Python Integer object implementation](http://www.laurentluce.com/posts/python-integer-objects-implementation/)
    * [The history of Python - Blog](http://python-history.blogspot.in/)
    * [The ever useful and neat subprocess module](http://sharats.me/the-ever-useful-and-neat-subprocess-module.html)
    * [Hidden Features in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/101268/hidden-features-of-python/111176)