Where can I find Python tutorials aimed at people who are already programmers?

Question

I'm a reasonably skilled programmer, and I'm interested in branching out into some new languages -- python, specifically -- but frankly I do NOT want to go through a tutorial that assumes I know nothing about programming. I want a tutorial -- again, preferably for python -- that assumes I'm just unfamiliar with the language itself and describes the ways I can use the language to solve problems.

Does such a beast exist? I mean, other than the Python wiki?

Answer 1

Yes, you should look at Dive Into Python:

Dive Into Python is a Python book for experienced programmers. You can buy a printed copy, read it online, or download it in a variety of formats. It is also available in multiple languages.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I will also recomment you to read the python cookbook, a really nice book full of recipes that will help you on several tasks.

Answer 4

I would suggest the following Books, these are all for Python 2

1). "A Byte of Python"

2). "Python 101 -- Introduction to Python"

3). "Building Skills in Python --- A Programmer's Introduction to Python"

4). "Python 201 -- (Slightly) Advanced Python Topics"

5). "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist ---Learning with Python 2nd Edition"

6). "Python Programming"

Answer 5

I recently wrote a paper for Linux Magazine (France) on learning Python, and I had to ask myself the same question and do a thorough research on this. My recommendation is to check the sources below in the following order:

1. Instant Python
2. Learn Python in 10 minutes
3. The official tutorial (to be skimmed through)
4. Building Skills in Python: A Programmer's Introduction to Python, by Stack Overflow contributor S. Lott
5. Dive into Python is quite good too, but is limited to the now quite old Python 2.3.

Answer 6

If you intend to learn Python 3 instead of Python 2.x (the difference is not large), you should take a look at Dive Into Python 3. It's currently being written (by Mark Pilgrim) and is around 50% complete.