• WTF is if __name__ == '__main__'?

  TL;DR it makes your script run, which is hopefully what you want

• WTF is a dictionary?

  Spoiler: one of your two favorite Python data structures

• Python modules and packages

  A quick tutorial on creating your first example of each

• Getting started with VimGolf

  A fun, social way to level up your skills with the text editor

• WTF is a text editor?

  It's one of the tools that built this web page. And the Internet.

• WTF is version control?

  You need it, you love it, you just might not know it yet

• WTF is the command line?

  TL;DR it is your new best friend

• How to Vim

  Go from hating Vim to grudgingly tolerating it in 15 minutes

• Setting up your development environment

  A little downloading, a little installing, and a little configuring go a long way

• Clone and run your first program

  Use git and the command line interface to start running Python programs

• What tools do real scientists use?

  An interview with programmers working at a telescope

• Resources for beginning Python programmers

  Links and suggestions for leveling up fast