Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?

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by g-garron • 14 years ago

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I know something about programming, but I'm not a master in any programming language. What motivates me, is just curiosity, but I would like to learn how to create simple web apps.

I plan my next step to be Ruby.

Thanks for your advice and comments.

KevinTraver• 14 years ago

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

ldayley• 14 years ago

Seconded. It's the first text that made Python stick in my mind.

bootload• 14 years ago

here's my list. I've read/purchased each of the following. Without buying a thing:

Tute: LPTHW by @zedshaw http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

Tute: Official Python http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html

Reference: http://docs.python.org/

and if you must have a book (tutorial) buy @zedshaw "Learn Python the Hardway" or "Learning Python, 3rd Edition" (pink mouse) by Mark Lultz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/05965... For (reference) get Programming Python (pink python) also by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/059615...

TomasSedovic• 14 years ago

Regardless of Zed Shaw (the author of Lear Python The Hard Way) says, I think that Dive Into Python is a great book and one definitely worth reading.

I love Mark Pilgrim's writing and I've found the book quite helpful when I started.

http://www.diveintopython.net

That said, LPTHW seems like a great book, too though I haven't read it the whole thing.

g-garron2• 14 years ago

Thanks

g-garron2• 14 years ago

Thanks for your comments. I'll review them to choose one.

Outliers3• 14 years ago

Why dont u join the building the search engine udacity course The easiest way for programming concepts to stick is to actually build things with them

Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?

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