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Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?

• KevinTraver 15y ago
  http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/
  • ldayley 15y ago
    Seconded. It's the first text that made Python stick in my mind.
• bootload 15y ago
  here's my list. I've read/purchased each of the following. Without buying a thing: Tute: LPTHW by @zedshaw http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ Tute: Official Python http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html Reference: http://docs.python.org/ http://docs.python.org/ and if you must have a book (tutorial) buy @zedshaw "Learn Python the Hardway" or "Learning Python, 3rd Edition" (pink mouse) by Mark Lultz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596513984?tag=duckduckgo-d-20 http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/05965... For (reference) get Programming Python (pink python) also by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/0596158106/ref=sr_1_sc_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331852317&sr=1-3-spell http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/059615...
• TomasSedovic 15y ago
  Regardless of Zed Shaw (the author of Lear Python The Hard Way) says, I think that Dive Into Python is a great book and one definitely worth reading. I love Mark Pilgrim's writing and I've found the book quite helpful when I started. http://www.diveintopython.net http://www.diveintopython.net That said, LPTHW seems like a great book, too though I haven't read it the whole thing.
  • g-garron 15y ago
    Thanks
• g-garron 15y ago
  Thanks for your comments. I'll review them to choose one.
• Outliers3 15y ago
  Why dont u join the building the search engine udacity course The easiest way for programming concepts to stick is to actually build things with them www.udacity.com