Hows Python as a programming language ?

Have you looked at the canonical source itself ?

Python Documentation Index


Other good free introductions/tutorials. Use your google-fu to get to them
1.> Dive into Python 3
2.> How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, Python Edition
3.> Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python
4.> Building Skills in Python
5.> A Byte of Python
 
Thanks amit . Will vsit the link for sure ! :)

amitrajput said:
Hi sunilraja562,

Python is a very simple language to learn for beginner programmers. It is a high-level, interpreted, interactive and object oriented-scripting language.
It is easy to learn, easy to read, extendable, portable, interactive mode. It supports both Functional or Structured Programming as well as Object Oriented Programming language.
Python supports the developement of wide range of applications, from simple text processing to WWW browsers to games.

You can learn in detail about python from Python Tutorial and http://www.sthurlow.com/python this site.
These sites gives you the complete study of python from the very basic . It also includes the practical examples of the python programs.
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Do i need to have basic knowledge about C / C++/Java ?
 
You dont need knowledge of any other programming language for learning python... its so much like english that it takes you mind away from the syntax mess and lets you focus on logic..
 
Python 2 - http://www.ibiblio.org/swaroopch/byteofpython/files/120/byteofpython_120.pdf


Pyhton 3 - http://www.swaroopch.com/files/byteofpython/byte_of_python_v192.pdf

Few more FREE awesome python books :


1. Dive into python - http://diveintopython.nfshost.com/toc/index.html


2. How to think like a computer scientist - http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkCSpy/thinkCSpy.pdf


3. Python 101 - Python 101 -- Introduction to Python


4. Learn python the hard way - Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition — Learn Python The Hard Way, 2nd Edition


5. The python tutorial - The Python Tutorial — Python v2.7.3 documentation


6. Think python - http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.pdf


Any interested guy should start with the first links I'd given. #1 book, would be next. Books #2 , #4 & #7 have the best examples / problems.
 
How is python as programming language? well, watch this video & decide yourself :p


if you like it, others videos can be found here


Have fun learning :head2:
 
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