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Python Resources

http://www.python.org - Official Python site. Learn about Python's history, download Python for your OS, and browse the documentation.

http://www.diveintopython.org - Free online book that provides a great introduction to the Python language by Mark Pilgrim. This book is often regarded as the de facto starting point for people new to Python.

http://www.pycon.org - Annual Python convention (of which Imaginary Landscape is a proud sponsor).

Learn Python in 10 Minutes - A cross between a tutorial and a cheatsheet, so it will just show you some basic concepts to start you off.

A Quick, Painless Tutorial on the Python Language - a 54-page PDF from Norman Matloff at the University of California, Davis.

http://pypi.python.org/pypi - PyPi, also known as the "Cheeseshop", houses Python packages that can be installed via a variety of means. These packages extend Python, add new functionality, or are full applications.


Django Resources

http://www.djangoproject.com - Official Django site. Here you can download Django, read up on the documentation, or help contribute to Django.

http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ - Free online book that provides a lot of useful information on the Django framework. Excellent starting point.

http://www.djangocon.org - Annual Django convention (of which Imaginary Landscape is a proud sponsor).

http://groups.google.com/group/django-users - Django users mailing list. This is a great way to find help from other Django users, and an excellent way for you to help out your fellow Django users as well.

http://www.djangoproject.com/community/ - This is an aggregation of Django blogs. It pulls from hundreds of community blogs, and gives you one easy place to read from.

http://www.djangoworld.com - A project by Jacob Kaplan-Moss to allow people to vote for various Django applications. It basically serves as a rating system for Django applications that you may want to leverage.

A Crash Course in Django - A detailed article from SitePoint.

http://www.djangosites.org/  The most comprehensive listing of websites that are powered by Django

http://www.b-list.org - James Bennet's blog - core Django developer, and author of multiple Django books.

http://jacobian.org - Jacob Kaplan-Moss' blog - core Django developer.

http://simonwillison.net - Simon Willison's blog - core Django developer.


Chicago Python/Django Resources

http://chipy.org - Chicago Python group. Meets every month in the Chicago area - sometimes at Imaginary Landscape - to discuss Python topics.

http://hackerjournalist.net - Brian Boyer's blog. He works for the Chicago Tribune, and generally has interesting Django related topics in his writing.

http://www.imagescape.com - Wicked good Python/Django developer.


Influential Tweeters

http://twitter.com/ubernostrum - James Bennet (core Django developer)
http://twitter.com/jacobian - Jacob Kaplan-Moss (core Django developer)
http://twitter.com/alex_gaynor - Alex Gaynor, working on the multidb branch of Django, and Pinax dev
http://twitter.com/djangocms - Django-CMS feed
http://twitter.com/montylounge - Creator of django-mingus
http://twitter.com/jezdez - Jannis Liedel (core Django developer)
http://twitter.com/jtauber - James Tauber, creator of Pinax
http://twitter.com/brosner - Brian Rosner (core Django and Pinax developer)
http://twitter.com/adrianholovaty - Adrian Holovaty (core Django developer)
http://twitter.com/holdenweb - Steve Holden, chairman of Python Software Foundation
Also, look for these hashtags: #django, #python, #djangocon, #pycon


IRC Chatrooms

http://irc.freenode.net

  • #django - Official Django IRC room. Great resource for finding immediate help with Django.
  • #django-dev - Official Django dev discussion room. This is generally used for discussing modifications to Django itself.
  • #django-cms - Official Django-CMS room.
  • #chipy - Official ChiPy IRC room. Meet other Chicago Python developers.
  • #python - Official Python IRC room. Good resource for finding help with Python related issues.
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