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The name actually refers to Monty Python, the charmingly irreverent and absurdist comedy troupe, as opposed to venomous snake. | The name actually refers to Monty Python, the charmingly irreverent and absurdist comedy troupe, as opposed to venomous snake. | ||
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* http://www.python.org | * http://www.python.org | ||
* [http://www.python.org/docs "official" documentation] | * [http://www.python.org/docs "official" documentation] | ||
* [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/11/charming-pythonistas.html Charming Pythonistas], an article about why Python makes a good learning language, and in particular considers the underrepresentation of female programmers | |||
== Learning Python == | == Learning Python == | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 22 October 2008
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
Useful Add-ons (Libraries)
- PythonImageLibrary (PIL)
- feedparser