How to learn python mk2

here's some links that might help you with learning python.

All the resources linked to from this file are FREE

 

RECCOMENDED ORDER OF USE:

1. PyQuick

2. CodeAcademy

3. The MIT course

 

 

 

If you have an error try typing it or part of it into a search engine, possibly also add the word python to the search if you get too many results.

 

I use python 2.x because there is extensive documentation and many libraries

http://python.org/download/

 

I used to use portable python but it was a real pain in the ass to install additional libraries to it so i switched to the regular version.

 

I use a combination of notepad plus and pyscripter at the moment

Pyscripter; what i use to run and debug my programs during develop

http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyScripter

http://code.google.com/p/pyscripter/

 

notepad plus plus; what i use for most text editing stuff:

http://notepad-plus-plus.org/

 

 

 

Wikibooks python 2.6 guide, i used it when i was beginning:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer%27s_Tutorial_for_Python_2.6

 

 

Pyquick, the series by google i showed you:

https://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/

 

MIT class:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00sc-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-spring-2011/unit-1/

 

UNSW computer science class (TEACHES C, but might be good to know this stuff anyway):

https://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC6B940F08B9773B9F

 

Code Academy, very nicely put together site for teaching various programming languages.

http://www.codecademy.com/

 

some series i'm looking at reading, looks like it's for kids so it should be good for beginners:

http://python4kids.wordpress.com/

 

List of guides and such from the official python wiki:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers

 

mostly maths stuff:

http://www.khanacademy.org/#computer-science

 

 

Notes on the different version of python, there are changes to syntax and such between 2 and 3 so this is worth a look:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/Python2orPython3

 

Site for people to ask questions about programming and stuff

http://stackoverflow.com/

 

Code examples:

Dagr (dead link):

http://www.lovecastle.org/dagr/

 

pixivutil, a downloader script for a japanese site:

http://nandaka.wordpress.com/