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Incitatus

(5,317 posts) Tue May 21, 2013, 09:03 PM May 2013

What is a good resource to learn Python? [View all]

Preferably a free online resource, there is a number of them. I am hoping someone familiar with the language can recommend the best. I am new to programming and from what I have read, Python is a good one for beginners.

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What is a good resource to learn Python? [View all] Incitatus May 2013 OP

I find the online stuff from MIT, Stanford (via iTunesU), and Google to usually be helpful. Make7 May 2013 #1

Thanks for the reply. Incitatus May 2013 #4

python is pure awesomeness congealed into poetry.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #2

I have some HTML experience. Incitatus May 2013 #3

on windows there's an an extra step.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #7

Yes Incitatus May 2013 #8

you are on it then... Phillip McCleod May 2013 #9

Dive Into Python Recursion May 2013 #5

Python is a surprisingly good resource to learn Python with. napoleon_in_rags May 2013 #6