Docs

Bookmark these!

• Python 2 documentation
• Python 3 documentation
• Downloadable PDF of some changes
• Why Python 3?

New to Python?

…but not to programming in general?

Start with Transforming Code into Beautiful, Idiomatic Python

• The official Python tutorial! (or for python 2)
• How do I choose between Python 2 or 3?
• Learn Python2 in Y Minutes
• Learn Python3 in Y Minutes
• Learn Python 3
• PythonTutor.com uses animated stepping and data structure visualization

New to programming?

Try one of these online books!

• Introduction to Python (Python 2 and 3)
• Automate the Boring Stuff with Python (Python 3)
• Build applications in Python the anti textbook (Python 3)
• Introduction to Python for Data Science (Python 3)
• A Byte of Python (Python 2 and 3)
• Full Stack Python for learning about Python web development
• Cracking Codes with Python (Python 3)
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python! (best-practice handbook to the installation, configuration, and usage of Python)
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Python 2)
• How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Python 3)
• Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python (Python 3)
• Program Arcade Games with Python and Pygame (Python 3. Includes video as well.)
• Think Python (E-reader version) (Python 2)
• Think Python (Python 3)
• The Coder’s Apprentice (Python 3)
• Page of all other books sorted by difficulty and with descriptions
• Page of Python books sorted by popularity

Videos/Lectures

• Georgia Tech edX: Introduction to Computing in Python (Py3)
• Video Tutorial List: (Py3)
• MIT OCW: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming (Py2)
• MIT edX: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python (OCW) (Py3)
• MIT edX: Introduction to Computational Thinking and Data Science (OCW) (Py3)
• Google’s Python Class (Py2)
• Codecademy’s Python Track (Py2)
• PyCon 2013: A hands-on introduction to Python for beginning programmers (Py2)
• Build applications in Python (Py3)
• Python Fundamentals – Pluralsight (professionally produced 5 hour course) – a Pluralsight subscription is required, although free 1-week passes are available from /u/norwegianwood on request.
• Treehouse’s Python Track – Get a free month
• Python for Data Science – Free course on the basics of Python for people interested in data science. Part of IBM Cognitive Class’s Applied Data Science with Python set of courses.
• MongoDB Quickstart with Python a 2.5-hour free course.

Tools For Learning Python

• SoloLearn (Py3)
• CodesDope (Py2, Py3)
• CodeAbbey
• Codecademy (Py2)
• Codewars
• CheckiO(Py2, Py3)
• CS1 Python Programming Projects Archive
• DataCamp
• Easy Learn Code
• Exercism.io
• learnpython (Py3)
• MIT OCW: Assignments (Py2)
• New Coder projects (Py2)
• Practical project ideas hosted on Github
• Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame(py3)
• Project Euler(Language Agnostic)
• PyCharm EDU (Py2, Py3)
• PyCharm EDU CheckIO Integration (Py2, Py3)
• Python Challenge
• Python Practice Projects
• Python Puzzles Test and Training
• PySchools (Py2)
• Rosalind Python Bioinformatics Problems
• Reeborg’s World(py3) Tutorial
• Simple Programming Problems
• PyBites – Code Challenges
• CodingBat – Python
• Talk Python Training courses

Try Python in your browser

• SoloLearn (Py3)
• PythonAnywhere (Py2 & Py3) — Python in your browser
• Trinket.io – python with turtle graphics
• ideone (Py2 & Py3) — online compiler and debugging tool
• Python Tutor (Py2 & Py3) — Visualize what the code does line by line.
• Computer Science Circles (Py3) — also provides Python Tutor’s visualization
• Skulpt (Py2) — uses WebGL for graphics
• repl.it (Py2 & Py3)
• Google App Engine (Py2.5) – interactive shell only
• trypython.org — requires Microsoft Silverlight
• Reeborg’s World(py3)

Starting in the open source world

Some websites where you can start fixing bugs and such for open source projects

• Openhatch
• Codetriage

Other resources

• Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages
• Colored REPL with bonus features
• Python email course (free)

This page provides 32- and 64-bit Windows binaries of many scientific open-source extension packages for the official CPython distribution of the Python programming language.

Subreddits

• /r/python ­— News about the dynamic, interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language Python.
• /r/learnprogramming
• /r/dailyprogrammer — The focus of this subreddit is to provide bi-daily challenges to keep your mind and fingers busy between projects.
• /r/progether — Progether is about bringing programmers together on common projects, whether it is learning or developing or designing or what have you.
• /r/LearnMachineLearning — A subreddit dedicated for learning machine learning.
• /r/PythonPuzzles ­— Regular code puzzles in the Python programming languages

FAQs

• General Python FAQ
• Programming FAQ
• Library and Extension FAQ
• Python on Windows FAQ
• Graphic User Interface FAQ
• (A Semi-Official) Python FAQ
• Which IDE to use? List of python IDEs and their features
• The /r/LearnPython FAQ

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