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| Link: | Description: |
|---|---|
| Batteries Included | A quick look at Python modules. |
| Joe Useless Writes A Program | How to write a computer program, from the idea to a working application. |
| Jython Swing Basics | A simple demonstration of using Java Swing from the Jython interactive interpreter. |
| Playing with IDLE: Day One | The first installment of an IDLE tutorial. All programming languages should have interactive shells of this caliber. |
| Instant Hacking: Learning how to program with Python | "Learn how to program with Python." From "hello, world" to OOP in one session. |
| Python BabySteps Tutorial | A quick guide to installing Python in Windows and getting started with IDLE. |
| How To Become A Hacker | Not about Python programming, but almost a *must read*. |
| Python Tutor (email list) Info Page | Questions answered, newbies treated well. |
| Guido van Rossum's Python Tutorial | The flagship basic tutorial. Covers all basic food groups. |
| The Boost Python Library (Boost.Python) | Use the Boost Python Library to quickly and easily export a C++ library to Python such that the Python interface is very similar to the C++ interface. It is designed to be minimally intrusive on your C++ design. In most cases, you should not have to alter your C++ classes in any way in order to use them with Boost.Python. |
| Python for Lisp Programmers | You guessed it: "This is a brief introduction to Python for Lisp programmers." |
| Python CGI FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions about Python CGI. |
| Systems programming in Python | The Python language's huge object library includes a full set of features for systems programming. Here we present a couple of small Python scripts to help you manage disk space, and an object that is reused for both these scripts. |
| Python Cookbook | "This is a collaborative website, built by ActiveState and O'Reilly, which will host your contributions to Python lore. We invite you to contribute code, comments, and ratings for recipes from the entire Python community." |
| pygame | Python game development. |
| Python for experienced programmers | "a free Python tutorial for experienced programmers available in multiple languages" |
| The Python Web services developer | "Python's motto has always been "batteries included," referring to the large array of standard libraries and facilities that come with the language installation. This article presents an overview and survey of tools and facilities available for Web services development in Python. This includes built-in Python features and third-party open-source tools." |
| Python for Science | "computational science, and more specifically computational chemistry" |
| Python Performance Tips | "This page is devoted to various tips and tricks that help improve the performance of your Python programs." |
| Using Python to Generate HTML Pages | "Python is well suited for these types of tasks, you can quickly put together a useful program with minimal fuss." |
| wxPython for newbies TK programming in Python |
Two different ways to make GUIs with Python |
| Python Style Guide | Save yourself a lot of needless pain and read this before starting a major project. |
| Socket Programming HOWTO | "enough background to begin using [sockets] decently" |
| Sorting Mini-HOWTO | "a little tutorial showing a half dozen ways to sort a list with the built-in sort() method" |
| An Introduction to Tkinter | Crunchy on the outside, GUI on the inside. |
| Persistent Storage of Python Objects in Relational Databases | "Using the Persistent Storage module, Python objects can store themselves in relational database systems." |
| Python with ASP | "A little demo on how to embed Python into HTML" |
| Python with COM | "Get at your Office data" |
| Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Python | Interesting thoughts, plus a few words on exception handling. |
| Cetus Links: Object-Oriented Python | About a zillion links tied to Python and OOP in general. |
| Using Python for CGI Programming | Guido van Rossum's slide show introduces Python CGI. |