Programming Python

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1. japhyrMar 2012
   I have gone a long way just using Mark Lutz' Learning Python and Programming Python, and looking up anything not covered in those two books.
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2. bootloadMar 2012
   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...

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3. windexh8erAug 2011
   I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Doug Hellman's great resources. His book "The Python Standard Library by Example" is basically a print version of his PyMOTW project (http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/). While not an end to end "learn Python" the examples, at least in my case, have led me to ask quite a few questions that open other doors into Python that I haven't been exposed to.

   I like what Zed has put out, but the books Lutz has out are great as well. Hetland's book is OK and Paul Barry's "Head First Python" is a great read if you're a true beginner to get your feet wet with a fun book. It's an easy read, but I would think that the transition to "Learning Python" would feel like a slight step backwards - however "Programming Python" by Lutz may be a better logical step (instead of going back through a lot of the basics).

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4. kaensNov 2008
   I used the python tutorial and library reference in addition to "Python in a Nutshell" ( http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596001889/ )

   With a healthy amount of coding, I've gotten very comfortable with python, although I still feel like I'm not quite utilizing it idiomatically. As such, I've been going through Programming Python ( http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009250/ ) - which is very well written, IMO - as well as reading a healthy amount of other people's source code, notably CherryPy ( http://cherrypy.org/ ), since I use it a lot.

   If you're experienced with other languages, I'd suggest implementing something like a tetris clone as an exercise in learning the language. If you're only experienced with web-dev (as is often the case these days), I'd recommend implementing a few small web-apps with CherryPy - it's the most "pythonic" "web framework" I've seen so far.

   Oh, and keeping an eye on the mailing lists ( http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo ), particularly python-list, python-ideas, python-dev, and python-3000, can be very enlightening.

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5. bootloadMar 2008
   "... Where should i start. I interested in making a new application client. Thoughts? ..."

   To learn how email was invented

   - http://www.livinginternet.com/e/ei.htm

   To get an idea of how the specifications started

   - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc822.html

   and how they are now interpreted

   - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html

   and to program a simple client in python read the source code from Programming Python by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/about-pp3e.html I mention Python & Lutz specifically because they are covered in detail as a CLI then GUI app in "Programming Python Ed3", pp 766 - 911 ~ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python3/ You can download the source examples here ~ http://examples.oreilly.com/python3/

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6. niels_olsonMay 2013
   I have a number of the books, and obviously Python for Data Analysis is at the top of my list, but what data analysis or stats titles should I look at? What are good python books besides Lutz's Learning and Programming Python? I'm specifically interested in clinical pathology, so traditional biostats sort of stuff is also great.
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