External reference links ======================== EDI --- * `EANCOM `_, In trade EANCOM is the most used edifact standard. Guides are much better than the edifact general documentation. * `UN/EDIFACT reference `_, The official source of edifact (the one and only). All other information is derived from this. * `Stylus Studio EDIFACT reference `_, I have found this page very useful as my main EDIFACT reference. All the versions are there back to D93A and everything is hyperlinked. * `Liason EDI Notepad `_, EDI editor/validator free for Windows platform. It provides rendering of EDI/EDIFACT/TRADACOMS/X12. .. note:: Please note that the official X12 documentation is not free and should be purchased. .. note:: Some of these pages are provided by companies promoting their own EDI services or software, but contain some good information. Python ------ You don't need to know a lot about Python to get started with bots, but it will help you to do more advanced mapping and user scripts (or even add new features to bots code!) * `Beginners Guide `_, New to programming? Python is free and easy to learn if you know where to start! This guide will help you to get started quickly. * `Simple Programs `_, Gives around 30 simple working code samples, gradually introducing more advanced concepts. * `Google's Python Class `_, This is a free class for people with a little bit of programming experience who want to learn Python. The class includes written materials, lecture videos, and lots of code exercises to practice Python coding. * `String Methods `_, These are often used to manipulate string data in mapping scripts.