[ddj] Fwd: [NICAR-L] Tipsheets on Python for beginners

[Liliana Bounegru]

Thought these resources on Python for beginners might be of interest to
people on this list (from NICAR-L)

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

Think Python
http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/

Learn Python The Hard Way
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/

Crash into Python
http://stephensugden.com/crash_into_python/

On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Albert Sun <albert at albertsun.info> wrote:

> Another vote for http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
>
> It's not a tipsheet, but if they are true beginners a tip sheet won't
> be much help. You first need a solid grounding in how to use it.
>
> There's a lot of stuff in it, but just getting through even just the
> first third or half would be a great start towards using python for
> journalism.
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Serdar Tumgoren <tumgorenz at washpost.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey Jason,
> > There are a ton of free online resources and you might want to browse a
> few
> > to see which one suits best. Learn Python the Hard Way has already been
> > mentioned. Below is the Python foundation's official page for books (both
> > free and paid), with a few links for quality free resources plucked out.
> > Hope it helps.
> >
> > Serdar
> >
> >
> > http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntroductoryBooks
> >
> > Building Skills In Python
> > http://www.itmaybeahack.com/homepage/books/python.html
> >
> > Byte of Python
> > http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python
> >
> > Dive Into Python
> > http://www.diveintopython.net/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM, Jason Kandel <kandel.jason at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> Can anyone recommend a good site that explains Python for beginngers?
> >>
> >> Appreciate any help you can offer.
> >>
> >> Jason Kandel
> =
>
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