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Good place to learn Python: http://www.diveintopython.org/ http://www.diveintopython.org/
by kirubakaran 18y ago
Good place to learn Python:
http://www.diveintopython.org/ http://www.diveintopython.org/
- imp 18y agoNot for a non-hacker. That book is great for programmers who want to learn python, but someone new to programming would need something more like "Wade Into Python."
- kirubakaran 18y agoGood point. I stand corrected. "Beginning Python - From Novice To Professional" is good starting point for a newbie. Very clear and smooth.
- Shooter 18y agoFor a complete newbie, the Zelle book is probably even better. I think it is called "An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python." MIT and a few other schools use it now, but it is a very gentle introduction. HTDP.org is also really good if you go the Scheme route instead.
- kirubakaran 18y agoThanks.
- Kaizyn 18y agoImp is right, that's a terrible book for someone just getting started. I'd recommend "How to Think Like a (Python) Programmer" available on the web here: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ O'Reilly's Learning Python is also an excellent learning tool for the language.
- niels_olson 18y agoI was about to recommend How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (http://openbookproject.net//thinkCSpy/ http://openbookproject.net//thinkCSpy/), which is what I've been using and thoroughly enjoy, until I realized that it's the original version of How to Think Like a (Python) Programmer. Glad to know the new version's out. Hope this clears it up for anyone else wondering why TCSpy hadn't been mentioned yet.