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Revision as of 20:40, 8 September 2011

Python is a scripting language written by Guido van Rossom.

The name actually refers to Monty Python, the charmingly irreverent and absurdist comedy troupe, as opposed to venomous snake.

General

  • Charming Pythonistas, an article about why Python makes a good learning language, and in particular considers the underrepresentation of female programmers

Learning Python

The "official" course textbook
A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
Another good, free, resource
Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
  • A Python "Cheat Sheet" -- hmmm, might it not be a good project to be able to generate your own "cheat sheets"?

Useful Add-ons (Libraries)

Applications that use/support Python plugins/extensions