Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?

2 pointsby g-garron14 lat temu7 comments

I know something about programming, but I'm not a master in any programming language. What motivates me, is just curiosity, but I would like to learn how to create simple web apps.

I plan my next step to be Ruby.

Thanks for your advice and comments.

5 comments

TomasSedovic14 lat temu

Regardless of Zed Shaw (the author of Lear Python The Hard Way) says, I think that Dive Into Python is a great book and one definitely worth reading.

I love Mark Pilgrim's writing and I've found the book quite helpful when I started.

http://www.diveintopython.net

That said, LPTHW seems like a great book, too though I haven't read it the whole thing.

g-garron14 lat temu

Thanks

bootload14 lat temu

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...

KevinTraver14 lat temu

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

ldayley14 lat temu

Seconded. It's the first text that made Python stick in my mind.

Outliers314 lat temu

Why dont u join the building the search engine udacity course The easiest way for programming concepts to stick is to actually build things with them

www.udacity.com

g-garron14 lat temu

Thanks for your comments. I'll review them to choose one.