After doing mucho reading about BPs, I'm still a little confused about something...

Say that I were to get a ball python shipped to me. What do I do? They're not supposed to be handled for a week so how does feeding happen? (I decided that I don't want to feed it in its enclosure after all my reading) Or is it just okay for me to pick him up and drop him in his feeding box with minimal handling? And then just wait 2 hours and take him back in his enclosure?

Also, should I handle him a day before the day I feed him, so he doesn't forever associate me picking him up with food?

Thanks in advance.