Whether you're new to programming or an experienced developer, it's easy to learn and use Python. Start with our Beginner’s Guide

Looking for third-party Python modules? The Python Package Index has many of them. You can view the standard documentation online, or you can download it in HTML, PostScript, PDF and other formats.

Before getting started, you may want to find out which IDEs and text editors are tailored to make Python editing easy, browse the list of introductory books, or look at code samples that you might find helpful.

Python source code and installers are available for download for all versions! Latest: Python 3.13.3

Python is often used as a support language for software developers, for build control and management, testing, and in many other ways. SCons for build control. Buildbot and Apache Gump for automated continuous compilation and testing.

Read BeginnersGuide/Overview for a short explanation of what Python is. Getting Python. Next, install the Python 3 interpreter on your computer. This is the program that reads Python programs and carries out their instructions; you need it before you can do any Python programming.

Python can be easy to pick up whether you're a first time programmer or you're experienced with other languages. The following pages are a useful first step to get on your way writing programs with Python! Beginner's Guide, Programmers; Beginner's Guide, Non-Programmers; Beginner's Guide, Download & Installation; Code sample and snippets for ...

Python's documentation, tutorials, and guides are constantly evolving. Get started here, or scroll down for documentation broken out by type and subject. Python Docs

Python source code and installers are available for download for all versions! Latest: Python 3.13.3

Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it very attractive for Rapid Application Development, as well as for use as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components together.