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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.

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

Has been used in the course as a textbook

A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.

Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim

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"?

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 == Learning Python ==
-* [https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ How to Think like a Python Programmer]
+* [https://greenteapress.com/wp/think-python-2e/ Think Python]
 Has been used in the course as a textbook
-* http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html
+* [http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html Instant Hacking]
-:A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
+A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
 * http://www.diveintopython3.net/
-Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim (and mirrored now)
+Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim
 * http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/womenintech/2007/09/11/charming-pythonistas.html
-:Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
+Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
 * A Python [http://www.addedbytes.com/download/python-cheat-sheet-v1/pdf/ "Cheat Sheet"] -- hmmm, might it not be a good project to be able to generate your own "cheat sheets"?