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 - [Shell script](./useful_scripts/prepend_python_shebang.sh) for prepending Python-shebangs to .py files.
 
 - convert 'tab-delimited' to 'comma-separated' CSV files [[IPython nb](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/rasbt/python_reference/blob/master/useful_scripts/fix_tab_csv.ipynb?create=1)]
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+###// Links
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+- [PyPI - the Python Package Index](https://pypi.python.org/pypi) - the official repository for all open source Python modules and packages  
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+- [PEP 8](http://legacy.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/) - The official style guide for Python code
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+**// News**
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+- [Python subreddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/) - my favorite resource to catch up with Python news and great Python-related articles
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+- [Python community on Google+](https://plus.google.com/communities/103393744324769547228) - a nice and friendly community to share and discuss everything about Python
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+- [Python Weekly](http://www.pythonweekly.com) - A free weekly newsletter featuring curated news, articles, new releases, jobs etc. related to Python
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+**// Resources for learning Python**
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+- [Learn Python The Hard Way](http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/) - one of the most popular and recommended resources for learning Python  
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+- [Dive Into Python](http://www.diveintopython.net) / [Dive Into Python 3](http://getpython3.com/diveintopython3/) - a free Python book for experienced programmers
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+- [The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/) - a free best-practice handbook for both novices and experts
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+- [Think Python - How to Think Like a Computer Scientist](http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/) - an introduction for beginners starting with basic concepts of programming
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+**// My favorite Python projects and packages**
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+- [The IPython Notebook](http://ipython.org/notebook.html) - an interactive computational environment for combining code execution, documentation (with Markdown and LateX support), inline plots, and rich media all in one document.
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+- [SciPy Stack](http://www.scipy.org/index.html) - Python packages (NumPy, pandas, SciPy, IPython, Matplotlib) for scientific computing
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+- [Cython](http://cython.org) - C-extensions for Python, an optimizing static compiler to combine Python and C code
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+- [Numba](http://numba.pydata.org) - an just-in-time specializing compiler which compiles annotated Python and NumPy code to LLVM (through decorators)
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