<font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" color="#3333ff"><font size="2">hi kee,<br><br>i'm a beginner too.. when i asked the same question, some python gurus recommended these books and videos. <br>
in fact it worked.. so now i'm forwarding the same to you...<br>
<br><br></font></font><font style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2">1. Core Python Programming by Wesley J. Chun<br>2. python quick reference guide - <u><a href="http://rgruet.free.fr/#QuickRef">http://rgruet.free.fr/#QuickRef</a>.</u><br>
</font><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">3. Python Phrasebook: Essential Code and Commands by </span><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" class="v1" target="_new">Brad Dayley</a><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">4. Python pocket reference by mark luts (O'reilly)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">5. PYTHON FOR SOFTWARE DESIGN - How to Think Like a Computer Scientist by allen B Downey</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">6. Thenewboston video tutorials - <u><a href="http://www.thenewboston.com/?cat=40&pOpen=tutorial">http://www.thenewboston.com/?cat=40&pOpen=tutorial</a></u></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">7. Showmedo video tutorials - <u><a href="http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/python">http://showmedo.com/videotutorials/python</a></u></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">there are so many resources on internet for python. i have mentioned only few, which i used to read.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">all the best !!!</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">
<br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: verdana,sans-serif;">oshan.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br><font color="#3333ff"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><br>
<br><br><br><br></font></font></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Kee Nethery <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kee@kagi.com" target="_blank">kee@kagi.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Dec 7, 2010, at 5:39 AM, Octavian Rasnita wrote:<br>
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> Do you have, or can I find elsewhere a recommendation for books,tutorials and sites appropriate for beginners?<br>
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I have found that Python for Dummies is the book I use the most. It has lots of examples that work and that I can build upon. The O'Reilly books talk about the language but are scarce on actual code.<br>
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Kee Nethery<br>
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