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/