The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than
any other language Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25
years old Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business
users. With popularity comes diversity—and possibly dilution. This guide collaboratively
written by over a hundred members of the Python community describes best practices currently
used by package and application developers. Unlike other books for this audience The
Hitchhiker's Guide is light on reusable code and heavier on design philosophy directing the
reader to excellent sources that already exist.
