Python Documentation
Python's standard documentation is substantial; download your own copy or browse it online! See also the complete list of documention by Python version. If you're not sure where to go, try the help page.
Python 2.x
- Download Current Documentation (multiple formats are available, including typeset versions for printing.)
- Search the online docs
- Browse Current Documentation - (Module Index)
Python 3.x
Development docs
Documentation for the in-development branches of Python 2.x and 3.x is also available, see Documentation Development.
Additional documentation
A variety of additional documentation is available as well:
- Beginner's Guide to Python
- Quick Reference Guide (off-site)
- New-style classes (aka descrintro)
- HOWTO documents (off-site)
- Topic guides
- Other documentation collections
- Python Books
- Python book reviews (off-site)
- Python Periodicals
- Guido's essays and presentations
- Non-English documents
- PEPs (Python Enhancement Proposals)
as well as collections of audio/visual materials and reusable slideshows: