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# Platform Introduction

> A simple Scala orientation intro for _non-Scala_ folk who are evaluating the Couchbase Scala SDK. 

> [!IMPORTANT]
> Is This Page for You?
> 
> This page is to help evaluate the Couchbase Python SDK, if Python is not where you spend the majority of your working day. It is aimed at Software Architects, QE folk, managers, and anyone else who needs to run through using the Python SDK without necessarily being comfortable with the Python environment. If this is not you, head back to the [rest of the Couchbase Python SDK documentation](#overview.adoc).

## [](#python-installation)Python Installation

We strongly recommend using a Python version manager during development.

## [](#further-reading)Further Reading