# Development

This section features tutorials to guide through the construction of a model with scvi-tools. For an example of how scvi-tools can be used in an independent package, see the simple-scvi [example].

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For questions about developing with scvi-tools, please use the [forum] or [zulip].
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```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 1

notebooks/dev/data_tutorial
notebooks/dev/module_user_guide
notebooks/dev/model_user_guide
```

```{customcard}
:path: notebooks/dev/data_tutorial
:tags: Dev

Learn about how data is handled in scvi-tools
```

```{customcard}
:path: notebooks/dev/module_user_guide
:tags: Dev

Implement a novel statistical method for single-cell omics data as a module
```

```{customcard}
:path: notebooks/dev/model_user_guide
:tags: Dev

Implement an scvi-tools model class to provide a convenient interface for the lower-level module objects
```