The Python Way

This document is intended to help you on your way to be the so called Full Stack Python Developer. It will include a curated list of articles, talks, tutorials and others great materials out there.

Table of Contents

• Beginning
  • Command Line
  • Variables
  • Functions
  • Classes
  • Exceptions
  • Packages/Modules
• Advanced
  • List Comprehensions
  • Decorators
  • Context Managers
  • Class Decorators
  • Meta Classes
• Optimization
  • Cython
  • PyPy
  • Numba
• Concurrency
  • Threading
  • Multiprocessing
  • Async
    • Gevent
    • Twisted
• Testing
  • Unittest
  • Tox
  • PyTest
  • CoveragePy
• Data Science
  • Natural Language Toolkit
  • Redshift
  • CSV
  • Pandas
  • PyLearn2
  • Sckit-Learn
  • PyMC
  • Theano
  • Statsmodels
• Web
  • HTTP
  • Django
  • Pyramid
  • Flask
  • Bottle
  • Web2Py
• Database
  • DBAPI
  • Django ORM
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Alembic
• Data Visualization
  • Bokeh
  • Matplot Lib
  • Seaborn
  • Mpld3
• Scientific
  • NumPy
  • SciPy
• Packaging
  • SetupPy
  • Wheel
  • PIP
  • Pypi
• Documentation
  • Restructured Text
  • Sphinx
  • Readthedocs
• GUI
  • Pygame
  • Kivy
  • PySide
  • PyQT
• Community

Beginning

Command Line

• Documentation
• Command Line Arguments
• Command line basics

Variables

• Variables and Types
• Python Variable Types
• Python Basics: Dictionaries
• The Idiomatic Way to Merge Dictionaries in Python

Functions

• Learn Python The Hard Way
• Functions in Python
• Functions Codecademy
• Automate Boring Stuff with Python

Classes

• Learning To Speak Object Oriented
• Classes and Objects
• Python Object Oriented
• Improve Your Python: Python Classes and Object Oriented Programming
• The origins of the class Meta idiom in python

Exceptions

• Python Exceptions Handling
• Errors and Exceptions
• Handling Exceptions
• Python Error: Trey, Except and Exception Handling

Modules

• Modules Every Python Developer Should Know
• Python 101: All about imports
• Demystifying how imports work in Python by @tasdikrahman

Advanced

List Comprehensions

• List Comprehensions Basics
• List Comprehensions Explained
• List Comprehension
• Yet Another List Comprehension Article

Decorators

• Decorators Part I
• Decorators Part II
• A Primer on Python Decorators
• Improve Your Python: Decorators Explained

Context Managers

• Introduction to Context Managers in Python
• Context Managers 101
• Context Lib
• Python with Context Managers

Class Decorators

• Decorator Classes
• Writing a Class Decorator in Python

Meta Classes

• Python 3 OOP - Metaclasses
• Decorators and Metaclasses

Optimization

• Python: An Intro to caching

Cython

• Basic Tutorial

PyPy

• What is PyPy?

Numba

• First Steps with Numba
• Python Performance and Introduction to Numba - PyData Conf 2015

Concurrency

Threading

• Python Multithreading: Advanced Python Concepts

Multiprocessing

Async

• Python Asynchronous I/O Walkthrough

Gevent

• Gevent Tutorial

Twisted

• Twisted Introduction

Testing

• Testing Your Code
• Defensive Programming

Unittest

• An Introduction to Mocking in Python

Tox

PyTest

CoveragePy

Data Science

• 5 important Python Data Science advancements of 2015
• 100 Data Science in Python Interview Questions and Answers
• Time Series Analysis using iPython
• A Complete Tutorial to Learn Data Science with Python from Scratch
• Python NLTK Tools List for Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• The Definitive Guide to Natural Language Processing
• Primeiros passos com Data Science
• A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
• The Evolution of Python for Data Science
• Mapping earthquakes in Python 3.x using matplotlib and matplotlib's basemap

Natural Language Toolkit

• Analyzing Text with the Natural Language Toolkit
• Dive Into NLTK, Part I: Getting Started with NLTK
• NLTK in 20 Minutes

Redshift

• Introduction to Python UDFs in Amazon Redshift
• Python Language Support for UDFs
• Redshift User Defined Functions in Python

CSV

• Using the CSV module in Python
• Python Docs.: CSV
• Pandas for Data Analysis
• Intro to Pandas Data Structures

Pandas

• Tutorials
• 10 Minutes to pandas
• Easier Data Analysis with Pandas (video series)

PyLearn2

Sckit-Learn

• Machine Learning in Python
• A Gentle Introduction to Scikit-Learn: A Python Machine Learning Library

PyMC

Theano

• Tutorial

Statsmodels

Web

• Django vs Flask vs Pyramid: Choosing a Python Web Framework
• A side-by-side Comparison of Django and Moya
• Python, Ruby, and Golang: A Web Service Application Comparison
• iOS and Web Browser Video Calls with Python and Swift
• 5 wicked-fast Python frameworks you have to try
• Python 3, Flask & Gunicorn on Ubuntu

HTTP

• Create a Simple Python Web Scraper to Get Pricing Data
• Scrapy Tips from the Pros: Part 1
• Best Practices for Designing a Pragmatic RESTful API

Django

• Web Development with Python and Django (2015)
• Django Development with Docker Compose and Machine
• Building a better user experience for deploying Python web applications
• How To Use Elasticsearch With Python and Django Part 1
• How To Use Elasticsearch With Python and Django Part 2
• Finally, Real-Time Django Is Here: Get Started with Django Channels
• City Chat with Python, Django and Twilio IP Messaging

Pyramid

• Pyramid Quickstart Tutorial
• Build a web chat with Pyramid

Flask

• Flask by Example - Project
• Build an API under 30 lines of code with Python and Flask
• Building a Database driven RESTFUL API in Python 3 with Flask
• Designing a RESTful API with Python and Flask
• The Ultimate Flask Front-End
• A beginner's guide to building a simple database-backed Flask website on PythonAnywhere
• Episode #48: Building Flask-based Web Apps
• How to Build an Events Database Using the ParseHub API, Python & Flask

Bottle

• Bottle Official Tutorial

Web2Py

Database

DBAPI

Django ORM

• Django Girls: Intro to Django ORM

SQLAlchemy

• Introductory Tutorial of Python’s SQLAlchemy

Alembic

• Official Tutorial

Data Visualization

• Cheat sheet: Data Visualisation in Python
• MLDemos is an open-source visualization tool for machine learning algorithms

Bokeh

• Python Data Visualization: Bokeh Cheat Sheet

Matplot Lib

• Beginner's Guide

Seaborn

Mpld3

Scientific

NumPy

SciPy

Packaging

• How We Deploy Python Code

SetupPy

Wheel

PIP

Pypi

Documentation

Restructured Text

Sphinx

• Getting Started with Sphinx

Readthedocs

GUI

Pygame

• PyGame - a Primer
• Space Shooter Project

Kivy

• Python GUI with Kivy
• Kivy with Python tutorial for Mobile Application

PySide

PyQT

• Create a GUI Application Using Qt and Python in Minutes: Example Web Browser

Community

• Beginner-friendly Python Open Source Projects
• Best Python Resources
• PEP about diversity in pythonist communities
• Do Your Slides At The Last Minute: 8 Steps To Writing Your Con Talk
• The Remote Manifesto
• Entry Level Quiz for Python Developers
• PEP 8 — the Style Guide for Python Code
• Python Exercises
• Contributing to Python open-source Projects