Python 101
By Evelyn Mitchell2005-04-27
Resources
• Download Python at the Python.org Web site, where you'll find binaries, source, and RPM distributions.
• See Python.org's list of modules.
• See Python.org's documentation and mailing lists.
• Join the Community of Python.
• Learn more about JPython.
• Read about Bruce Eckel's Python Project Workshop.
• Programming Python , Mark Lutz; O'Reilly, 1996. Although it is slightly out of date now, it is the most complete Python programming book available now. The tutorial in Appendix E is highly recommended.
• Learning Python, Mark Lutz and David Ascher; O'Reilly, 1999. This is a very readable and complete introduction to Python, and the book that I recommend to new programmers who are interested in learning Python and programming at the same time.
• Internet Programming with Python , Aaron Watters, Guido van Rossum, and Jim Ahlstrom. The Python guru book, written by three of the most senior members of the Python community. This book emphasizes Internet programming, including CGI scripting and generating HTML documents. Slightly out of date.
• comp.lang.python
• comp.lang.python.announce
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» Python and Perl
» Python and Tcl
» Python and Java
» Why is Python popular with Linux users?
» What is Python Bad For?
» Who uses Python?
» How to get Python
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