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<h1>Introduction</h1>
<p>You're knee deep in learning the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a>
programming language. The syntax is beginning to make sense. The first
few "AHA!" moments are hitting you. Now you are excited for continued
direction to accelerate your learning.</p>
<p>This guide explains each piece of a Python web stack. If you want to deploy
a web application built with Django, Flask, Pyramid, or another
Python-based web framework, you've come to the right place.</p>
<p>There are a few other fantastic Python guides that you may want to read if
you're not yet ready to deploy your application.</p>
<p>For general Python learning, read Kenneth Reitz's
<a class="reference external" href="http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/">The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python</a>.</p>
<p>To get an introduction to both Python and Django at the same time, purchase
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.realpython.com/">Real Python</a> by Fletcher, Michael, and Jeremy.</p>
<p>To deploy a Python web application to the Heroku platform-as-a-service
(described below in this guide), check out
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.deploydjango.com/">Deploying Django</a> by Randall Degges.</p>
<p>If you're not coming in with any software development background,
you may also find my post on
<a class="reference external" href="http://www.mattmakai.com/learning-python-for-non-developers.html">Learning Python</a>
useful.</p>
<p>This guide has a different focus from the above resources. Here I
focus on explaining the way a Python <em>web application</em> stack works from
server infrastructure to the JavaScript that executes on a user's browser.</p>
<p>People learning Python generally have at least one of the three following
goals:</p>
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<li>Build web applications</li>
<li>Process, analyze, and visualize data</li>
<li>Script server administration</li>
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<p>This guide will be most useful to people building web applications and
scripting server administration.</p>
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