Hi,
I'm relatively new to Python, but feel like I'm getting a good feel for it. I was wondering what would be some well documented open source projects in Python for beginners.
Sorry if this question is a repeat. I found a few good links mentioned in other threads, but I'm looking for open source projects only in Python (I've heard Twisted is a good one, but I found it to be too complicated)
Thanks!
PyPI has a ton of projects listed.
What you choose depends on your goals. Projects are indexed based on several axes. For example, you could search for projects tagged "Production/Stable" to see mature code.
Or you could look for something in a category that interests you.
It depends on what you want to do with Python.
For web development, many swear by Django. I haven't used it extensively, but I know that the documentation on the site is good and there are a number of books that cover the topic extensively (e.g. Professional Python Frameworks). Also, I've heard good things here and there about CherryPy, Turbogears, and Pylons as well, you can look at those to see if they suit you.
For GUI development, there's a bit of debate. There are several books out there for PyQt, and there's a loyal following for PyGTK as well. I personally use Tkinter, but I find the documentation for Tkinter is good for basic stuff, but is certainly not comprehensive or up-to-date.
For internet programming (not web applications, but more along the lines of protocols--FTP, email, etc.), the Python library reference (note: this is a link to the 2.7 docs) provides you with most of what you need to know to get started.
For anything else, there's pretty much everything you'd want in the Python library.
Pocoo projects (mainly Flask, Werkzeug, Flask and of course Sphinx) are somewhat well documented, and maintained by very competent developers. These projects might be worth a quick look, their source code won't teach you bad style, and can certainly serve as some kind of reference for good and well-documented python code.