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Should we add links to existing resources?

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I was catching up on a long python-dev discussion about the state of type annotations, and noticed that @gvanrossum had asked for a list of easily discoverable (by search engines) resources regarding typing.

I collected up this note:
https://gist.github.com/stroxler/ade7977ed07e27448222a468796bc467

Would we want to include a couple of the best links (in particular the RealPython blog, maybe the LogRocket one as well) in our docs? At least at this time, those may actually be the two best getting-started tutorials. The mypy docs are much more thorough and incredibly useful as a reference, but aren't really written in a manner where a beginner could easily skim them end-to-end.

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Start by reading the linked gist and the existing typing documentation, then compare the proposed Real Python and LogRocket tutorials with the mypy reference material. Confirm which resources are appropriate for beginners and identify the documentation page where external getting-started links belong. Done means the selected links are added with clear descriptions, or the issue records why they should not be added.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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2/5
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1-3 hours
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Mostly clear
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