📚 Resources & Tools

Essential tools, documentation, and learning resources for system design and Python development

🐍 Python Resources

Official Documentation

Python 3 Documentation
Complete Python language reference and library documentation
Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)
Official design documents for Python language evolution
Python Tutorial
Official Python tutorial for beginners

Flask & Web Development

Flask Documentation
Official Flask web framework documentation
SQLAlchemy Documentation
Python SQL toolkit and Object-Relational Mapping
Flask-Migrate
Database migration tool for Flask applications

🤖 AI Development Tools

ChatGPT & OpenAI

OpenAI API Documentation
Complete guide to OpenAI's API and models
ChatGPT Web Interface
Web-based ChatGPT for development assistance
OpenAI Playground
Interactive environment for testing OpenAI models

Code Editors & IDEs

Cursor IDE
AI-powered code editor for enhanced productivity
Visual Studio Code
Popular code editor with extensive Python support
PyCharm
Professional Python IDE with advanced features

🗄️ Database & Storage

SQL Databases

PostgreSQL Documentation
Advanced open-source relational database
MySQL Documentation
Popular open-source relational database
SQLite Documentation
Lightweight embedded SQL database

NoSQL & Cloud Databases

MongoDB Documentation
Document-oriented NoSQL database
Redis Documentation
In-memory data structure store and cache
Amazon RDS
Managed relational database service

⚡ System Design & Architecture

Design Patterns & Architecture

Design Patterns Guide
Comprehensive guide to software design patterns
Microservices Architecture
Patterns and practices for microservices
The Twelve-Factor App
Methodology for building SaaS applications

Scalability & Performance

High Scalability
System design case studies and patterns
System Design Primer
Learn system design fundamentals
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Advanced system design concepts

🚀 DevOps & Deployment

Containerization

Docker Documentation
Containerization platform and tools
Kubernetes Documentation
Container orchestration system
Docker Compose
Multi-container application management

Cloud Platforms

AWS Documentation
Amazon Web Services cloud platform
Google Cloud Documentation
Google Cloud Platform services
Microsoft Azure Documentation
Microsoft's cloud computing platform

🧪 Testing & Quality Assurance

Testing Frameworks

pytest Documentation
Python testing framework
unittest Documentation
Python's built-in unit testing framework
Selenium Python
Web application testing automation

Code Quality Tools

Black Code Formatter
Python code formatter
Flake8
Python linting and style checking
MyPy
Static type checker for Python

🛠️ Essential Development Tools

Package Management

pip

Python package installer and dependency manager

Environment Management

virtualenv / venv

Create isolated Python environments

Version Control

Git

Distributed version control system

API Development

Postman

API development and testing platform

Database Management

pgAdmin

PostgreSQL administration tool

Monitoring

Grafana

Observability and monitoring platform

Terminal

iTerm2 / Windows Terminal

Enhanced terminal applications

HTTP Client

HTTPie

Command-line HTTP client

📋 Quick Reference

🔧 Essential Commands

# Python Environment Setup
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Linux/Mac
venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

# Package Management
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip freeze > requirements.txt

# Flask Development
export FLASK_APP=app.py
export FLASK_ENV=development
flask run

# Database Migrations
flask db init
flask db migrate -m "Initial migration"
flask db upgrade
                        

🐳 Docker Commands

# Build and Run
docker build -t myapp .
docker run -p 5000:5000 myapp

# Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d
docker-compose down
docker-compose logs -f

# Container Management
docker ps
docker exec -it container_name bash
docker system prune
                        