Learn Python in 6 weeks?

Question

I am looking to teach myself the python programming language and would like to know if there any good online tutorials. i would prferably like text tutorials as my internet is capped so i can not watch many videos without using up my allowance.

Answer 1

download the latest python interpreter source code package, unpack it, then compile it.



inside it is a documentation directory that contains a terrific Tutorial section and a Library Reference section that will get you started quickly. the tutorial will get you started with all the basics; pay particular attention to the packages and modules section. then the library references will tell you about various built-in and add-on capabiltiies that can be downloaded and deployed to supplement the core language.



6 weeks is a lot more time than you will probably need. in 2 weeks of on-and-off effort, you can learn enough python to



1) build your own packages and modules

2) throw up a Tkinter GUI

3) integrate matplotlib and basemap graphics into the Tkinter interface



python is just that easy.



[Between matplotlib, basemap, PyGame, and Blender you can address many difficult data visualization problems very easily.]

Answer 2

I agree with narf except that I would recommend you download the pre-built binaries. Download from http://python.org/. If you are using Windows, the installer will install everything for you and then you can read the Python Manuals which contains everything you need. Pre-built binaries for other platforms are also available and I believe they would be as easy to install as in Windows.

Answer 3

i am currently learning python from codecademy.com. Learning ruby makes it easy to learn python and vies versa