From 7c6c1e10f3cc62acc919123d0067a8a9720aeffa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sol Jerome Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:47:00 +0000 Subject: doc: Add a lot more unsorted stuff from the wiki Signed-off-by: Sol Jerome git-svn-id: https://svn.mcs.anl.gov/repos/bcfg/trunk/bcfg2@5703 ce84e21b-d406-0410-9b95-82705330c041 --- doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt (limited to 'doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt') diff --git a/doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt b/doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3810d3899 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/unsorted/learningpython.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +.. -*- mode: rst -*- + +.. _unsorted-learningpython: + +=============== +Learning Python +=============== + +Learning +======== + +* MIT OpenCourseWare [http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-189January--IAP--2008/CourseHome/index.htm A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python] which primarily uses [http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist]. +* [http://www.diveintopython.org/ Dive into Python], available in (free) online and dead trees formats. Good introduction, but a bit dated at this point (2004). +* djbclark recommends [http://hetland.org/writing/beginning-python/ Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional] +* djbclark recommends [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythoncook2/ Python Cookbook, 2nd Edition] + +References +========== + +* desai recommends "Python: Essential Reference, 3rd Edition", which is available [http://safari.samspublishing.com/0672328623 online], in [http://www.samspublishing.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0768664985&rl=1 pdf], and as a [http://www.samspublishing.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0672328623&rl=1 book]. +* djbclark recommends [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonpr3/ Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition] +* [http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian2/ Python in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition] +* lueningh recommends the official [http://docs.python.org/lib/lib.html library reference] for, say, when you just need to know what all of a string object's methods are. -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22