What are some good books on Python?

If you have no programming experience, try

• Learn To Program http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/
• Python Programming for the absolute beginner http://premierpressbooks.com/ptr_detail.cfm?isbn=1%2D59863%2D112%2D8
• Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science http://www.fbeedle.com/99-6.html

If you have some programming experience try

• Learning Python http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpython2/index.html
• Dive Into Python http://diveintopython.org/
• Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10013
• Core Python Programming http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/cpp/

Good Python reference books are

• The Essential Python Reference http://www.samspublishing.com/title/0672328623
• Python in a Nutshell http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonian/index.html
• Python Cookbook http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythoncook2/

Also see the book section over at the Python wiki: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBooks

A note to Perl programmers who are learning Python. Don’t start with Programming Python. It is not the same as Programming Perl. Start with Learning Python, then move on to Programming Python.

CATEGORY: tutor