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Mythology

The first great achievement of Apollo was to slay the huge serpent Python. In some texts Python is an enormous dragon and not a serpent.
But who was this mythical creature? Python was created out of the slime and mud left after the great flood. She was appointed by Gaia (Mother Earth) to guard the oracle of Delphi, known as Pytho. After having defeated Python Apollo remade her former home and the oracle as his own.

Classroom Training Courses

This website contains a free and extensive online tutorial by Bernd Klein, using material from his classroom Python courses.

If you are interested in an instructor-led classroom training, you may have a look at the Python courses
by Bernd Klein at Bodenseo.
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Quote of the Day:

"I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is." (Eric Idle )

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Advantages of Python

• Easy and fast to learn
• Simple to get support
• Python's syntax is clear and readable
• Fast to Code, i.e. it is easier and faster to code a problem in Python than in C, C++ or Java, just to mention a few other languages
• Python is portable, i.e. it runs on multiple platforms and systems, like e.g. Linux and Microsoft Windows
• Object oriented
• It's trendy, i.e more and more successful companies switch to Python, like Google did a long time ago.

Python Books: Dive into Python 3

The Blurb

Each chapter in this hands-on guide to the Python language starts with a real, complete code sample, proceeds to pick it apart and explain the pieces, and then puts it all back together again in a summary. This book is a must-have resource for those who like to jump into a language fast and get going right away.

Python is a new and innovative scripting language. It is set to replace Perl as the programming language of choice for shell scripters, and for serious application developers who want a feature-rich, yet simple language to deploy their products.

Dive Into Python is a hands-on guide to the Python language. Each chapter starts with a real, complete code sample, proceeds to pick it apart and explain the pieces, and then puts it all back together in a summary at the end.

This is the perfect resource for you if you like to jump into languages fast and get going right away. If you're just starting to learn Python, first pick up a copy of Magnus Lie Hetland's

Details

Title: Dive into Python 3
Author: Mark Pilgrim
ISBN13: 978-1-4302-2415-0
412 Pages
User Level: Beginner to Intermediate

About the Author

Mark Pilgrim is a software developer, writer, and advocate of free software. He authors a popular blog, and has written several books including Dive into Python, a guide to the Python programming language published under the GNU Free Documentation License. Formerly an accessibility architect in the IBM Emerging Technologies Group, he started working at Google in March 2007.