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copied!<p>A few points related to the ecosystem and indirectly the community: </p> <ul> <li><p>I wished I had been reminded more about the <code>Batteries included</code>. I think people should be told to print-out the <a href="http://docs.python.org/library/" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Table of Contents of the Standard Library</strong></a> and keep it under their pillow, for frequent reviews (that advice, I finally took, several years into it, from an online intro/beginner's video presentation!). The [relative] stability, extensive but relevant content of the Std Lib speaks to the thoughtful governance of the community leaders and its beloved BDFL.</p></li> <li><p>I think newcomers can also be "warned" (the word is maybe too strong, too unfair) about the extreme variety of <a href="http://pypi.python.org/pypi" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>PiPy</strong></a>. This reflects the vibrant, smart and diverse (in terms of background, domain of application, interests...) collective of users and contributors. This however can be overwhelming and possibly risky as all packages in there are not "prime time ready" (But many are and "saved my life" many times over).</p></li> <li><p>Even if you feel too new to Python, don't only <em>use</em> the libraries, do peek under the hood! This is true of many languages, but maybe particularly of Python, there's much to be learned from perusing various source code. The reasons this may be particular true for Python are intrinsic to the language itself (multi-paradigms, hi level of abstraction...) but also because of the <em>relative</em> uniformity of coding (and architecting) style and because of the general level of collaboration within the community.</p></li> </ul>

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