Ask HN: I want to learn Python, what could be a good book to start with?

2 points·g-garron··7 comments

I know something about programming, but I'm not a master in any programming language. What motivates me, is just curiosity, but I would like to learn how to create simple web apps.

I plan my next step to be Ruby.

Thanks for your advice and comments.

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Regardless of Zed Shaw (the author of Lear Python The Hard Way) says, I think that Dive Into Python is a great book and one definitely worth reading.

I love Mark Pilgrim's writing and I've found the book quite helpful when I started.

http://www.diveintopython.net

That said, LPTHW seems like a great book, too though I haven't read it the whole thing.

Thanks

here's my list. I've read/purchased each of the following. Without buying a thing:

Tute: LPTHW by @zedshaw http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

Tute: Official Python http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html

Reference: http://docs.python.org/

and if you must have a book (tutorial) buy @zedshaw "Learn Python the Hardway" or "Learning Python, 3rd Edition" (pink mouse) by Mark Lultz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Python-3rd-Mark-Lutz/dp/05965... For (reference) get Programming Python (pink python) also by Mark Lutz ~ http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Mark-Lutz/dp/059615...

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

Seconded. It's the first text that made Python stick in my mind.

Why dont u join the building the search engine udacity course The easiest way for programming concepts to stick is to actually build things with them

www.udacity.com

Thanks for your comments. I'll review them to choose one.

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