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4What Now?
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7Reading this tutorial has probably reinforced your interest in using Python ---
8you should be eager to apply Python to solving your real-world problems. Where
9should you go to learn more?
10
11This tutorial is part of Python's documentation set.   Some other documents in
12the set are:
13
14* :ref:`library-index`:
15
16  You should browse through this manual, which gives complete (though terse)
17  reference material about types, functions, and the modules in the standard
18  library.  The standard Python distribution includes a *lot* of additional code.
19  There are modules to read Unix mailboxes, retrieve documents via HTTP, generate
20  random numbers, parse command-line options, write CGI programs, compress data,
21  and many other tasks. Skimming through the Library Reference will give you an
22  idea of what's available.
23
24* :ref:`installing-index` explains how to install additional modules written
25  by other Python users.
26
27* :ref:`reference-index`: A detailed explanation of Python's syntax and
28  semantics.  It's heavy reading, but is useful as a complete guide to the
29  language itself.
30
31More Python resources:
32
33* https://www.python.org:  The major Python Web site.  It contains code,
34  documentation, and pointers to Python-related pages around the Web.  This Web
35  site is mirrored in various places around the world, such as Europe, Japan, and
36  Australia; a mirror may be faster than the main site, depending on your
37  geographical location.
38
39* https://docs.python.org:  Fast access to Python's  documentation.
40
41* https://pypi.org: The Python Package Index, previously also nicknamed
42  the Cheese Shop [#]_, is an index of user-created Python modules that are available
43  for download.  Once you begin releasing code, you can register it here so that
44  others can find it.
45
46* https://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/: The Python Cookbook is a
47  sizable collection of code examples, larger modules, and useful scripts.
48  Particularly notable contributions are collected in a book also titled Python
49  Cookbook (O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN 0-596-00797-3.)
50
51* http://www.pyvideo.org collects links to Python-related videos from
52  conferences and user-group meetings.
53
54* https://scipy.org: The Scientific Python project includes modules for fast
55  array computations and manipulations plus a host of packages for such
56  things as linear algebra, Fourier transforms, non-linear solvers,
57  random number distributions, statistical analysis and the like.
58
59For Python-related questions and problem reports, you can post to the newsgroup
60:newsgroup:`comp.lang.python`, or send them to the mailing list at
61python-list@python.org.  The newsgroup and mailing list are gatewayed, so
62messages posted to one will automatically be forwarded to the other.  There are
63hundreds of postings a day, asking (and
64answering) questions, suggesting new features, and announcing new modules.
65Mailing list archives are available at https://mail.python.org/pipermail/.
66
67Before posting, be sure to check the list of
68:ref:`Frequently Asked Questions <faq-index>` (also called the FAQ).  The
69FAQ answers many of the questions that come up again and again, and may
70already contain the solution for your problem.
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72.. rubric:: Footnotes
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74.. [#] "Cheese Shop" is a Monty Python's sketch: a customer enters a cheese shop,
75   but whatever cheese he asks for, the clerk says it's missing.
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