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<h1>Best Python Resources</h1>

<p>The Python community is amazing at sharing detailed resources and helping

beginners learn to program with the language. There are so many resources

out there though that it can be difficult to know how to find them. </p>

<p>This page aggregates the best general Python resources with descriptions of

what they provide to readers.</p>

If you prefer to learn by watching videos check out the

<a href="/best-python-videos.html">best Python videos</a>. You may

also be interested in reading about

<a href="/development-environments.html">development environments</a>

to use for coding.

</div>

<h2>New to programming</h2>

<p>If you're learning your first programming language these books were written

with you in mind. Developers learning Python as a second or later language

should skip down to the next section for "experienced developers".</p>

<ul>

<li>

<p>To get an introduction to Python, Django and Flask at the same time,

consider purchasing the

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course by Fletcher, Michael and Jeremy.</p>

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<li>

<p>This <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvK0UzFNw1Q">short 5 minute video</a>

explains why it's better to think of projects you'd like to build and

problems you want to solve with programming. Start working on those projects

and problems rather than jumping into a specific language that's recommended

to you by a friend.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://www.cs.hmc.edu/csforall/">CS for All</a> is an open book by professors

at Harvey Mudd College which teaches the fundamentals of computer science

using Python. It's an accessible read and perfect for programming beginners.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>If you've never programmed before check out the

<a href="http://learntocodewith.me/getting-started/">Getting Started</a> page on

<a href="http://learntocodewith.me/">Learn To Code with Me</a>

by <a href="https://twitter.com/lebdev">Laurence Bradford</a>. She's done an

incredible job of breaking down the steps beginners should take when

they're uncertain about where to begin.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/">Learn Python the Hard Way</a> is a

free book by Zed Shaw.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://www.diveinto.org/python3/">Dive into Python 3</a> is an open source

book provided under the Creative Commons license and available in HTML or

PDF form.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>While not Python-specific, Mozilla put together a

<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Learn">Learning the Web</a> tutorial

for beginners and intermediate web users who want to build websites.

It's worth a look from a general web development perspective.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/python/">A Byte of Python</a> is a beginner's

tutorial for the Python language. </p>

</li>

<li>

<p>Code Academy has a <a href="http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python">Python track</a>

for people completely new to programming.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://opentechschool.github.io/python-beginners/en/index.html">Introduction to Programming with Python</a>

goes over the basic syntax and control structures in Python. The free book

has numerous code examples to go along with each topic.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>Google put together a great compilation of materials and subjects you

should read and learn from if you want to be a

<a href="https://www.google.com/about/careers/students/guide-to-technical-development.html">professional programmer</a>.

Those resources are useful not only for Python beginners but any developer

who wants to have a strong professional career in software.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>The O'Reilly book

<a href="http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/html/index.html">Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist</a>

is available in HTML form for free on the web.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://anandology.com/python-practice-book/index.html">Python Practice Book</a>

is a book of Python exercises to help you learn the basic language syntax.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>Looking for ideas about what projects to use to learn to code? Check out

<a href="https://medium.com/learning-journalism-tech/five-mini-programming-projects-for-the-python-beginner-21492f6ce0f3">this list of 5 programming project for Python beginners</a>.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>There's a Udacity course by one of the creators of Reddit that shows how to

<a href="https://www.udacity.com/course/web-development--cs253">use Python to build a blog</a>.

It's a great introduction to web development concepts through coding.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>I wrote a quick blog post on

<a href="http://www.mattmakai.com/learning-python-for-non-developers.html">learning Python</a>

that non-technical folks trying to learn to program may find useful.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h2>Experienced developers new to Python</h2>

<ul>

<li>

<p><a href="http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python/">Learn Python in y minutes</a>

provides a whirlwind tour of the Python language. The guide is especially

useful if you're coming in with previous software development experience

and want to quickly grasp how the language is structured.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://pymbook.readthedocs.org/en/latest/">Python for you and me</a> is an

approachable book with sections for Python syntax and the major language

constructs. The book also contains a short guide at the end to get

programmers to write their first Flask web application.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>Kenneth Reitz's

<a href="http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/">The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python</a>

contains a wealth of information both on the Python programming language and the community.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="https://districtdatalabs.silvrback.com/how-to-develop-quality-python-code">How to Develop Quality Python Code</a>

is a good read to begin learning about development environments,

application dependencies and project structure.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h2>Beyond the basics</h2>

<ul>

<li>

<p><a href="http://mirnazim.org/writings/python-ecosystem-introduction/">The Python Ecosystem: An Introduction</a>

provides context for virtual machines, Python packaging, pip, virutalenv

and many other topics after learning the basic Python syntax. </p>

</li>

<li>

<p>The <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/python">Python Subreddit</a> rolls up great

Python links and has an active community ready to answer questions from

beginners and advanced Python developers alike.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://jessenoller.com/good-to-great-python-reads/">Good to Great Python Reads</a>

is a collection of intermediate and advanced Python articles around the web

focused on nuances and details of the Python language itself.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p>The blog <a href="http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/">Free Python Tips</a> provides

posts on Python topics as well as news for the Python ecosystem.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://pythonbooks.revolunet.com/">Python Books</a> is a collection of freely

available books on Python, Django, and data analysis.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://norvig.com/python-iaq.html">Python IAQ: Infrequently Asked Questions</a>

is a list of quirky queries on rare Python features and why certain syntax

was or was not built into the language.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h2>Videos, screencasts and presentations</h2>

<p>Videos from conferences and meetups along with screencasts are listed on

the <a href="/best-python-videos.html">best Python videos</a> page.</p>

<h2>Curated Python packages lists</h2>

<ul>

<li>

<p><a href="https://github.com/vinta/awesome-python">awesome-python</a> is an incredible

list of Python frameworks, libraries and software. I wish I had this

page when I was just getting started. </p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://easy-python.readthedocs.org/en/latest/">easy-python</a> is like

awesome-python although instead of just a Git repository this site is

in the Read the Docs format.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h2>Podcasts</h2>

<ul>

<li>

<p><a href="http://www.talkpythontome.com/">Talk Python to Me</a> focuses on the

people and organizations coding on Python. Each episode features a

different guest interviewee to talk about his or her work.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://podcastinit.com/">Podcast.__init__</a> is another podcast on

"about Python and the people who make it great".</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h2>Newsletters</h2>

<ul>

<li>

<p><a href="http://www.pythonweekly.com/">Python Weekly</a> is a free weekly roundup

of the latest Python articles, videos, projects and upcoming events.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://pycoders.com/">PyCoder's Weekly</a> is another great free weekly

email newsletter similar to Python Weekly. The best resources are generally

covered in both newsletters but they often cover different articles

and projects from around the web.</p>

</li>

<li>

<p><a href="http://importpython.com/newsletter/">Import Python</a> is a newer newsletter

than Python Weekly and PyCoder's Weekly. So far I've found this newsletter

often pulls from different sources than the other two. It's well worth

subscribing to all three so you don't miss anything.</p>

</li>

</ul>

<h3>Those resources should help you get started. What's next?</h3>

<p class="under-btn">I want to learn how to code a Python web application using a framework.</p> </div>

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<p class="under-btn">I've built a Python web app, now how do I deploy it?</p> </div>

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<p class="under-btn">What editor should I use to code my Python app?</p> </div>

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<a href="/learning-programming.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Learning Programming</a>

<a href="/why-use-python.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Why Use Python?</a>

<a href="/best-python-resources.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item active" style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Best Python Resources</a>

<a href="/best-python-videos.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Best Python Videos</a>

<a href="/enterprise-python.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Enterprise Python</a>

<a href="/development-environments.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Development Environments</a>

<a href="/emacs.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Emacs</a>

<a href="/generators.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Generators</a>

<a href="/comprehensions.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Comprehensions</a>

<a href="/web-frameworks.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Web Frameworks</a>

<a href="/django.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Django</a>

<a href="/flask.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Flask</a>

<a href="/bottle.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Bottle</a>

<a href="/pyramid.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Pyramid</a>

<a href="/morepath.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Morepath</a>

<a href="/other-web-frameworks.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Other Web Frameworks</a>

<a href="/web-design.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Web Design</a>

<a href="/cascading-style-sheets.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Cascading Style Sheets</a>

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<a href="/websockets.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>WebSockets</a>

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<a href="/static-site-generator.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Static Site Generator</a>

<a href="/databases.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Databases</a>

<a href="/no-sql-datastore.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>NoSQL Data Stores</a>

<a href="/object-relational-mappers-orms.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Object-relational Mappers (ORMs)</a>

<a href="/application-programming-interfaces.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Application Programming Interfaces</a>

<a href="/api-integration.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>API Integration</a>

<a href="/api-creation.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>API Creation</a>

<a href="/deployment.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Deployment</a>

<a href="/servers.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Servers</a>

<a href="/platform-as-a-service.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Platform-as-a-service</a>

<a href="/operating-systems.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Operating Systems</a>

<a href="/web-servers.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Web Servers</a>

<a href="/wsgi-servers.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>WSGI Servers</a>

<a href="/source-control.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Source Control</a>

<a href="/application-dependencies.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Application Dependencies</a>

<a href="/static-content.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Static Content</a>

<a href="/task-queues.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Task Queues</a>

<a href="/configuration-management.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Configuration Management</a>

<a href="/continuous-integration.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Continuous Integration</a>

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<a href="/web-analytics.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Web Analytics</a>

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<a href="/code-metrics.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Code Metrics</a>

<a href="/what-full-stack-means.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>What "Full Stack" Means</a>

<a href="/change-log.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Change Log</a>

<a href="/future-directions.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>Future Directions</a>

<a href="/about-author.html" class="list-group-item smaller-item " style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;'>About the Author</a>

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<p style="font-size: .8em; margin-top: 10px;">Searching for a complete, step-by-step deployment walkthrough? Learn more about <a href="http://www.deploypython.com/">The Full Stack Python Guide to Deployments book</a>.

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<div class="panel-heading"><h3 class="panel-head">Best Python Resources</h3></div>

Major updates are tweeted via

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Need more detailed tutorials than you see here?

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2015

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