Getting Started with "The Python Thing"
Some notes and links on Python
Python: http://www.python.org
Get infected by watching "A Python Love Story":
http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/pyBiblio/pythonvideo.phpLearn!
Learning is easy, just read "Dive Into Python":
http://diveintopython.org/toc/"A Byte of Python": http://www.byteofpython.info/
And for kids (8 years and older) "Snake Wrangling for Kids":
http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids/
- Free Python Programming Books
10 Free Python Programming Books:
http://www.coderholic.com/free-python-programming-books/
(Also check the comments for more)
Online videos showing how to use python for various tasks:
http://www.showmedo.com/videos/pythonA good blog post "Eight tips to start with Python":
http://tarekziade.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/eight-tips-to-start-with-python/Adhere to the common style!
Syle guide: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/python_style_guide.shtml
PEP 8 style guide: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0008.html
The following weblog article by Guido_van_Rossum was (unfortunately) just an April fools' day joke, but the suggestion is quite smart and applicable:
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=101968
Check out the "Python Cookbook" for educational recipes to common tasks:
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/And hone your skills and excel in an interesting and playful way by going through various levels of the Python Challenge
"Software Carpentry" - software development practices for scientists and engineers:
http://www.swc.scipy.org/- Examples in articles:
"Why not Python" on Linux Journal (solving Sudoku and others):
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8858
- Learning on other Python topics: