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> The official style guide. Quite complete, but can be hard to read and understand.
## Google Python Style Guide
→ [https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/pyguide.html](https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/pyguide.html)
> Google uses the Python language, a lot. This style guide is easier to understand, and even more complete than the official one.
## Code Style from [python-guide.org/](http://python-guide.org/)
→ [http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/writing/style/](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/writing/style/)
> A more consice but yet useful style guide.
## Python Style Guide, Simplified version for beginner programmers.
→ [http://www.cs.bu.edu/courses/cs108/guides/style.html](http://www.cs.bu.edu/courses/cs108/guides/style.html)
> A nicer and easier version of the PEP 8 style guide.
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# Tools that can help you to write better code
* [Pylint](http://www.pylint.org/#install) is the most advanced *linter* for Python code. This command line tool can easily be installed and integrated into Spyder (and other IDE). It can [automatically detect many errors](http://pylint-messages.wikidot.com/), it will help you follow coding standard, and can even generate UML diagrams.
* [Flake8](http://flake8.readthedocs.org/) can do the same kind of things.
* [pep8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) is similar but less advanced.
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## More ?
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### Inspiration?
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<img style="width: 110%;" alt="Messy code XKCD comic #1513" src="http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/code_quality.png" />
<p>« Code quality » comic from <a href="http://xkcd.com/1513" title=""Thanks to the brilliant Randall Munroe""><tt>xkcd.com/1513</tt></a>.</p>
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