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Python tutorial for total beginners?
Hi
I am new in the forum and would like to have advices concerning books to learn Python.
Thanks in advance.
Mamane
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8An extremely good book! Plus it's available as a pdf for free, so you really can't complain!
Irfy
2009-11-30 11:17:11
I've read this book and I have some complaints about it. Some chapters tell open lies (like the one about private methods). Other chapters teach really bad practices, *"hacks"* that should be avoided in real python programming.
nosklo
2009-11-30 11:47:19
Thanks for the link and comment
Mamane
2009-11-30 11:59:50
don't forget the new version for Py3: http://diveintopython3.org/
Corey Goldberg
2009-11-30 14:36:20
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I would start by reading the Python Tutorial. It's free and very well written.
Mongoose
2009-11-30 11:14:35
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There are hundreds of books and resources out there for you.
Dive into Python (free book)
More tutorials - including the installation of python itself
Norm Matloff's Python Tutorials (personal favorite)
There is also try python which is a silverlight browser-app with tutorials, a python interpreter and a very quick way to get started with the langauge - give it a go!
Daniel May
2009-11-30 11:16:49
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I started with Wrox Beginning Python by Peter Norton et al. and then Expert Python Programming by Tarek Ziade when I wanted to try some new things.
FlyingToaster
2009-11-30 11:40:43
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Python in a nutshell by Alex Martelli
Building Skills in Python by S.Lott
Both people are expert SO expert users.
DrFalk3n
2009-11-30 12:09:33
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Python Cookbook by Alex Martelli is good. Also, he is a regular answerer at Stackoverflow!
This book has recipes of certain tasks.
TIMEX
2009-11-30 12:12:38