Trying to run Python 2.7 on Windows 7 and any suggestions on books/websites for "dummies guide to python" type learning

[James Mills]

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:07 AM, ben owen <troabarton69 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm new to this and was needing help with trying to learn/work
> with Python 2.7 on my computer. I'm running Windows 7 and trying to learn
> python programming from an older book from 1999 by Mark Lutz and David
> Ascher my boss gave me, and for some reason none of my script/modules for
> the exercises are working on my comp. Mostly they give either a syntax error
> on the python command line or something about the file/module not being
> found on the windows command line. Also, does anyone where i can find/get
> something similar to the book for my own?

Start with the mighty fine Python tutorial on the
Python Documentation website (1)

cheers
James

1. http://docs.python.org/

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