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<h1>Best Python Resources</h1>

<p>The Python community is amazing at sharing detailed resources and helping

beginners learn to program with the language. There's so many resources

out there though that it can be difficult to know how to find them. </p>

<p>This page aggregates the absolute best Python resources and explains from

my biased perspective the best way to use each one. This is the list I wish

I had when I was learning the language.</p>

<h2>New to programming</h2>

<p>To get an introduction to both Python and Django at the same time, purchase

<a href="http://www.realpython.com/">Real Python</a> by Fletcher, Michael, and Jeremy.</p>

<p><a href="http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/">Learn Python the Hard Way</a> is a

free book by Zed Shaw.</p>

<p><a href="http://pymbook.readthedocs.org/en/latest/">Python for You and Me</a> (pym) is

an online book for people completely unfamiliar with the Python programming

language.</p>

<p>I wrote a quick blog post on

<a href="http://www.mattmakai.com/learning-python-for-non-developers.html">learning Python</a>

that non-technical folks trying to learn to program may find useful.</p>

<p>The O'Reilly book

<a href="http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/html/index.html">Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist</a>

is available in HTML form for free on the web.</p>

<h2>Experienced developers new to Python</h2>

<p><a href="http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python/">Learn Python in y minutes</a>

provides a whirlwind tour of the Python language. The guide is especially

useful if you're coming in with previous software development experience

and want to quickly grasp how the language is structured.</p>

<p><a href="http://pymbook.readthedocs.org/en/latest/">Python for you and me</a> is an

approachable book with sections for Python syntax and the major language

constructs. The book also contains a short guide at the end to get

programmers to write their first Flask web application.</p>

<p>Kenneth Reitz's

<a href="http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/">The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python</a>

contains a wealth of information both on the Python programming and the community.</p>

<p><a href="https://developers.google.com/edu/python/">Google's Python Class</a> contains

lecture videos and exercises for learning Python.</p>

<h2>Beyond the basics</h2>

<p><a href="http://mirnazim.org/writings/python-ecosystem-introduction/">The Python Ecosystem: An Introduction</a>

provides context for virtual machines, Python packaging, pip, virutalenv

and many other topics after learning the basic Python syntax. </p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/python">Python Subreddit</a> rolls up great

Python links and has an active community ready to answer questions from

beginners and advanced Python developers alike.</p>

<p>The blog <a href="http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/">Free Python Tips</a> provides

posts on Python topics as well as news for the Python ecosystem.</p>

<p><a href="http://pythonbooks.revolunet.com/">Python Books</a> is a collection of freely

available books on Python, Django, and data analysis.</p>

<h2>Videos, screencasts and presentations</h2>

<p>Kate Heddleston gave a talk at PyCon 2014 called

"<a href="http://pyvideo.org/video/2591/so-you-want-to-be-a-full-stack-developer-how-to">Full-stack Python Web Applications</a>"

with clear visuals for how numerous layers of the Python web

stack fit together. There are also <a href="https://speakerdeck.com/pycon2014/so-you-want-to-be-a-full-stack-developer-how-to-build-a-full-stack-python-web-application-by-kate-heddleston">slides available from the talk</a>

with all the diagrams.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.neckbeardrepublic.com/">Neckbeard Republic</a> provides free

screencasts for learning intermediate topics. I typically prefer to learn

by reading. However, these videos are helpful in seeing the code on the

screen instead of just looking at static code snippets.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.pyvideo.org/">PyVideo</a> organizes and indexes thousands of Python

videos from both major conferences and meetups.</p>

<p>Ontwik has relevant programming videos in its

<a href="http://ontwik.com/category/python/">Python category</a>.</p>

<h2>Newsletters</h2>

<p><a href="http://www.pythonweekly.com/">Python Weekly</a> is a free weekly roundup

of the latest Python articles, videos, projects, and upcoming events.</p>

<p><a href="http://pycoders.com/">PyCoder's Weekly</a> is another great free weekly

email newsletter similar to Python Weekly. The best resources are generally

covered in both newsletters but they often cover different articles

and projects from around the web.</p>

<p>Those resources should help you get started with learning the basic Python

language. How do you want to proceeed now?</p>

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