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Old 02-04-2015
Any Good resources to learn Python

Hi Guys,

I will be doing my masters in Comp science in a few months. I would like to get intimate with python by ideally doing a project based tutorial. Is there any good resource for learning python with an end project in mind. ?
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Old 02-04-2015
I've generally found O'Reilly books to be well put together with examples to lead you through. There may be access to sections of the books on the internet to see if you like them. Some retailers let you preview, so to speak.

There are doubtless many other sources too that a carefully crafted search may get you. Phrases such a "python introduction" or similar may get better results that too many more common words.



Regards,
Robin
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Old 02-04-2015
Hi.

This provided the motivation for me to update my database of books. Some time ago when I worked at a training center, we had a Python course. We provided O'Reilly's Learning Python, 1st edition. The course ran perhaps 3 times, and we dropped it for lack of interest. At that time, perl was in ascendancy, so we concentrated on it (I still like perl for quick solutions). Currently, Python seems better-suited to projects that are engineered, and, in the last few years, has passed perl in popularity.

I recently became re-interested in Python, and of the many books available (I usually look at reviews at Amazon), I found the items below to serve my interests:
Quote:
Title: Python Programming
Subtitle: An Introduction of Computer Science
Author: John Zelle
Edition: 2nd
Date: 2010
Publisher: Franklin, Beedle & Associates
ISBN: 978-1-59028-241-0
Pages: 514
Categories: python, programming, languages, computer science
Comments: Python 3, 4.7 (5.0) Amazon
Comments: #1 Best Seller in Introductory & Beginning Programming (2015)

Title: Python for Informatics
Subtitle: Exploring Information
Author: Charles R Severance
Edition: [Kindle Edition]
Date:
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
ISBN: 1492339245
Pages: 246 (859 KB)
Categories: python, programming
Comments: 4.7 (5.0), 33 reviews Amazon (2015.02)
Comments: Kindle (ebook) edition has been free; paperback around $10.
Comments: Amazon.com: Python for Informatics: Exploring Information eBook: Charles Severance: Kindle Store

Title: Data Science at the Command Line
Subtitle: Facing the Future with Time-Tested Tools
Author: Jeroen Janssens
Edition: 1
Date: October 12, 2014
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
ISBN: 1491947853 978-1491947852
Pages: 212
Categories: data science, python, R, using building tools
Comments: 4.0 (5.0) 4 reviews Amazon (2015.02)
Comments: OSEMIN: { obtain, scrub, explore, model, interpret } data
Comments: "We will focus on Python and R because these are
Comments: currently the two most popular programming languages within the
Comments: data science community."

Title: Learning Python
Subtitle:
Author: Mark Lutz
Edition: 5
Date: July 6, 2013
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; Fifth Edition edition
ISBN: 1449355730 978-1449355739
Pages: 1600
Categories: python, programming, object-oriented
Comments: 4.1 (5.0) 111 reviews Amazon (2015.02)
Comments: covers Python 2.7 and 3.3
Comments: There have been many criticisms about the size of this
Comments: book. Edition 1 was 366 pages. Many feel that this should have
Comments: been split into at least 3 books, such as O'Reilly has done with
Comments: perl, q.v.
Note that one of them is free in the Kindle edition. You can read Kindle editions on many platforms (I use an iPad, for example, in addition to a Kindle). There are also PC apps to read Kindle books. I think you will need a Kindle account, however, but it is free.

Good luck ... cheers, drl

Last edited by drl; 02-05-2015 at 01:12 PM..
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Old 02-05-2015
Heya, i found these links very helpfull:
The Python Tutorial
Learn Python The Hard Way

hth
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Old 02-10-2015
Also a quick search on the internet will direct you to a lot of video tutorials too.
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