How do I learn Python?

[renatov]

How do I learn Python? Is there any famous / extremely good book or other sort of material that I should use?

I have intermediate programming knowledge and I already do some intermediate stuff in C. But due to some academic demands, I must learn Python, and I need to do it fast. Withing a couple of months from now I must be an advanced Python programmer and I'm here seeking some guidance.


ps: I learnt C all by myself in a few months with Deitel's "C how to program" and I'm looking for some good stuff like this for Python.

[vbrummond]

I believe I learned by reading Byte Of Python. http://swaroopch.com/notes/Python/

Though I learned pygtk by 'doing'. Making example programs and refining them. You might also look into an IDE such as Geany.

[nadir]

From what i have heard:
what was said in the previous post
python the hard way (C the hard way should be called "C the boring way")
thenewboston channel at youtube
http://docs.python.org/tutorial/
The last one would be the one i would go for, i guess (as long i could say: "Within a couple of months from now I must be an advanced Python programmer").

If you learned C in a couple of months you should be able to learn python in an afternoon

[renatov]

Do these materials cover all aspects on Python language? I need something that covers all the language, from basic till advanced.

[nadir]

If it was me i would worry about "everything" once i have mastered the tutorial. Anyway:
http://docs.python.org/3/
If that is still not enough of "everything" for you, then i got no better idea.

[renatov]

What I meant is that I am looking for some material that covers, by itself, everything about this language. If I could choose, I would rather not read multiple things. Well, thanks for your help, I'll read the official tutorial.

C'ya!

[levlaz]

Check out some of the free online courses on Coursera and EdX -- both have awesome Python based programming classes.

After you get the fundamentals down, the world is yours.

[renatov]

Check out some of the free online courses on Coursera and EdX -- both have awesome Python based programming classes.

After you get the fundamentals down, the world is yours.

Coursera and EdX look really good, but there are no current basic python courses on schedule. Is there a way of viewing past courses?

[heminder]

http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python

[niuzeta]

the official python documentation should be all you need to get you going.

[TutorIndia]

Here are some online resources for learning Python

1. The Python Tutorial
2. Wiki-Book
3. Byte of Python
4. Building Skills in Python Version 2.5
5. Python Free Online Ebooks
6. Python Bibliotheca
7. Think Python
8. Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
9. How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
10. Python for Fun
11. Invent Your Own Computer Games With Python
12. Learn Python The Hard Way
13. Thinking in Python
14. Snake Wrangling For Kids

For Django you can refer

The Django book
What I suggest is

The Python Tutorial
Wiki-Book
The Django Book
Also check out some video from youtube

[charles.fox]

I first learned from the tutorial on Python's own site, it was really good.

Work though as much as you need then dive into trying to build something real as soon as you can. (There's a library pygame which can be fun if you want to build beginners game-like programs.)