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Welcome to the KA Lite Wiki!

KA Lite is an open-source Python/Django project created and maintained by the nonprofit Learning Equality that provides offline access to Khan Academy materials, for the 4.5 billion people around the world without Internet.

This wiki is the main source of documentation for developers contributing to the KA Lite project. It has been organized like an FAQ, with outbound links to resources beneath commonly asked questions.

What is KA Lite and why is it important?

• Check out the KA Lite website to learn more about KA Lite!
• Read the Learning Equality homepage page to understand why we started and what the ultimate vision is.

At a high-level, how does the app work?

• Check out the Project structure page for an overview of how the code works.

How do I get started contributing?

• Check out the Getting started page for instructions on setting up your dev environment and running the code.
• Once you've toyed around with things, check out our [style & structure guide](Coding guidelines and conventions) to understand more about the conventions we use.
• Now that you're up to speed on conventions, you're probably itching to make some contributions! Head over to the GitHub issues page and take a look at the current project priorities. Try filtering by milestone. If you find a bug in your testing, please [submit your own issue](Report Bugs by Creating Issues)!
• Once you've identified an issue and you're ready to start hacking on a solution, read through our instructions for [submitting pull requests](Submitting pull requests) so that you know you can cover all your bases when submitting your fix! You might wanna look at [some common Git commands](Helpful Git Commands) to get you up and running.

Where can I read more in-depth docs?

It's a work in progress, but we've created some specific docs on certain topics, and they're listed below:

• [Inter-app dependencies](Inter-app dependencies)
• Common variables and values
• [Creating Issues](Report Bugs by Creating Issues)
• Unit tests Part 1
• Unit tests Part 2
• Caching
• Benchmarking the Raspberry Pi
• Internationalization: Coding
• Securesync: How Cross Computer Syncing Works
• Student data records
• The setup codepath
• The topic tree

How do I contact you people for help and support?

• To get (and stay) in touch with the team, check out our page on [communication & coordination](Communication and Coordination).

Extra goodies

• [Coding tutorial resources](General Coding Resources)
• [Tips and Tricks](Tips and tricks)
• [Code Editor Tips](Code Editor Tips)