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If you've never programmed before, the tutorials on this page are recommended for you; they don't assume that you have previous experience. If you have programming experience, also check out the [[BeginnersGuide/Programmers]] page.
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== Books ==
Each of these books can be purchased online and is also available as a completely free website. /* please keep this list alphabetized */
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If you've never programmed before, the tutorials on this page are
recommended for you; they don't assume that you have previous
experience.
 * '''Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Practical Programming for Total Beginners''' by ''Al Sweigart'' is "written for office workers, students, administrators, and anyone who uses a computer to learn how to code small, practical programs to automate tasks on their computer." ||Python 3 ||[[https://automatetheboringstuff.com/|website]] ||[[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593275994/|print version]] ||
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 * '''How To Think Like a Computer Scientist''' is a classic open-source book by ''Allen Downey'' with contributions from ''Jeffrey Elkner'' and ''Chris Meyers''. It was updated to Python 3 by ''Peter Wentworth.'' ||Python 2 ||[[http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/|website]] ||[[http://amzn.to/Owtmjy|print version]] || ||Python 3 ||[[http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english3e/|website]] ||[[http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english3e/|print version]] ||
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If you have previous programming experience,
[prog.html the list of programmer-oriented tutorials]
may get you started more quickly, but the tutorials on this page
may still be helpful.
 * '''Making Games with Python & Pygame''' by ''Al Sweigart'' introduces the Pygame framework for novices and intermediate programmers to make graphical games. ||Python 3 ||[[http://inventwithpython.com/pygame|website]] ||[[http://www.amazon.com/Making-Games-Python-Pygame-Sweigart/dp/1469901730?ie=UTF8&tag=playwithpyth-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0982106017|print version]] ||
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== Interactive Courses ==
These sites give you instant feedback on programming problems that you can solve in your browser.
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  * [http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/ Python Tutorial]  * [[http://www.checkio.org|CheckiO]] is a gamified website containing programming tasks that can be solved in either Python 2 or 3.
 * [[http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/|Computer Science Circles]] has 30 lessons, 100 exercises, and a message system where you can ask for help. Teachers can use it with their students. It is also available in Dutch, French, German and Lithuanian. (Python 3)
 * [[https://www.datacamp.com/courses/intro-to-python-for-data-science|DataCamp Python Tutorial]] (Python 3) Unlike most other Python tutorials this 4 hour tutorial by [[https://www.datacamp.com/|DataCamp]] focuses on Python specifically for Data Science. It has 57 interactive exercises and 11 videos.
 * [[http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/thinkcspy/index.html|How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition (Python 3.x)]] is an interactive reimagination of Elkner, Downey and Meyer's book with visualizations and audio explanations.
 * [[http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python|Python on Codecademy]] (Python 2)
 * [[https://www.speltechnologies.com/bookdemo|Python story-based game]] (Python 2) Merscythe: Adventures with the Codue is a story-based game for learning Python. The tutorials provide feedback and hints.
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  This tutorial is part of
  Python's documentation set and is updated with each new release. It's
  not written with non-programmers in mind, but skimming through it will
  give you an idea of the language's flavor and style.
== K-12 Oriented (for Children) ==
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  * [http://www.hetland.org/python/instant-hacking.php Instant Hacking]  * [[http://www.thinkful.com/learn/python-programming-fundamentals/|Build a "Pypet"]] Learn programming fundamentals in Python while building a tamagotchi style "Pypet" by Tatiana Tylosky.
 * [[http://gvr.sourceforge.net|Guido van Robot]] A teaching tool in which students write simple programs using a Python-like language to control a simulated robot. Field-tested at Yorktown High School, the project includes a lesson plan.
 * [[http://pythonturtle.org|PythonTurtle]] A learning environment for Python suitable for beginners and children, inspired by Logo. Geared mainly towards children, but known to be successful with adults as well.
 * [[https://www.speltechnologies.com/bookdemo|Python story-based game]] (Python 2) Merscythe: Adventures with the Codue is a story-based game for learning Python. The tutorials provide feedback and hints.
 * [[http://www.letslearnpython.com/learn/|Young Coders tutorial]] (Python 3) This is the full text of the tutorial taught annually at PyCon (North America), with examples and exercises throughout. This tutorial starts with basic skills and builds to working with complex logic and games. Appropriate for ages 10 and up, including adult beginners,
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  A minimal crash course by Magnus Lie Hetland
  that's an excellent starting point.
== Tutorials and Websites ==
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 * [[http://swaroopch.com/notes/python/|A Byte of Python]], by Swaroop C.H., is also an introductory text for people with no previous programming experience. (Python 3)
 * [[http://www.afterhoursprogramming.com/tutorial/Python/Overview/|After Hours Programming Python 3 Tutorial]] (Python 3)
 * [[http://askpython.com/|Ask Python]] Absolute Beginners Python Tutorial (Python 3)
 * [[https://hackr.io/tutorials/learn-python|Hackr.io - Python]]: Programming community recommended best Python tutorials and courses
 * [[http://anh.cs.luc.edu/handsonPythonTutorial/|Hands-on Python Tutorial]] Beginners' Python, graphics, and simple client/server introduction, with videos (Python 3)
 * [[http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html|Instant Hacking]] A minimal crash course by Magnus Lie Hetland that's an excellent starting point. (Python 2)
 * [[http://www.alan-g.me.uk|Learning to Program]] An introduction to programming for those who have never programmed before, by Alan Gauld. It introduces several programming languages but has a strong emphasis on Python. (Python 2 and 3)
 * The Wikibooks Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python by Josh Cogliati is available for both [[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer's_Tutorial_for_Python_2.6|Python 2]] and [[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer's_Tutorial_for_Python_3.0|Python 3]].
 * [[http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/index.html|One Day of IDLE Toying]] A very gentle introduction to the IDLE development environment that comes with Python. This tutorial by Danny Yoo has been translated into nine different languages. (Python 2)
 * [[https://overiq.com/python/3.4/intro-to-python/|Learn Python]] An Introductory yet in-depth tutorial for Python beginners.
 * The [[http://pythontips.com/|Python tips]] blog includes Python tips and tutorials for beginners and professional programmers.
 * There is a Python Tutorial in Python's documentation set. It's not written with non-programmers in mind, but it will give you an idea of the language's flavor and style. It is available for both [[http://docs.python.org/tut/|Python 2]] and [[http://docs.python.org/py3k/tutorial/|Python 3]].
 * The Python-Course.eu website has an extensive tutorial for complete beginners, in both [[http://www.python-course.eu/course.php|Python 2]] and [[http://www.python-course.eu/python3_course.php|Python 3]], with lots of illustrations.
 * [[https://www.pythonspot.com|Pythonspot Tutorials]] Python tutorials.
 * [[http://thepythonguru.com/|The Python Guru]] A beginner friendly guide for aspiring programmers.
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  * [http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/ Learning to Program]
  An introduction to programming for those
  who have never programmed before, by Alan Gauld. It introduces
  several programming languages but has a strong emphasis on Python.
== Tutorials for Scientific Audiences ==
/* please keep this list alphabetized */ These websites are written in support of science courses, but are general enough that anyone can learn from them.
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  * [http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/ How to Think Like a Computer Scientist]  * [[http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2002/10/17/biopython.html|Beginning Python for Bioinformatics]] by Patrick O'Brien. An introduction to Python aimed at biologists that introduces the PyCrust shell and Python's basic data types.
 * [[http://www.pentangle.net/python/handbook/|Handbook of the Physics Computing Course]] Also available in various forms at the author's [[http://www.pentangle.net/python/|Python in Education]] page, this is a preliminary course handbook for 1st-year university students with no computing experience. This course material is still preliminary and assumes some high school-level maths. It does not cover object-oriented programming or graphical applications. (Python 2)
 * [[http://programminghistorian.org|The Programming Historian]] is a tutorial-style introduction to programming for practicing historians. It assumes that you're starting out with no prior programming experience and only a basic understanding of computers. (Python 2)
 * [[http://illustratedtheoryofnumbers.com/prog.html|Python for Number Theory]] is a series of Python notebooks (for Jupyter) for applications to number theory and cryptography. They assume no prior programming experience, and are suitable for someone learning elementary number theory at the same time. They conclude with an introduction to primality testing and cryptography (Diffie-Hellman, RSA).
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  Allen Downey's open source textbook has a
  Python version, written with Jeff Elkner. It's also available in book form.
== Videos ==
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  * [http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut/ A Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python] by Josh Cogliati.  * [[http://www.toonzcat.com/progart.html|Python 3 Beginner Video Tutorials]]
 * [[https://youtu.be/uCzFUKWtzgA?list=PLboXykqtm8dy_DNg1NZiS08Dnyj35PWXw|Python Programming Tutorials for Beginners]]: Installation, IDE, variables, functions, strings, lists, OOP
 * The [[http://young-programmers.blogspot.com/search/label/python|Young Programmers Podcast]] contains video lessons on Python, Pygame, Jython, Scratch, Alice, Java and Scala.
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  * [http://www.pentangle.net/python/handbook/ Handbook of the Physics Computing Course] == Tools ==
 * [[http://thonny.org|Thonny, Python IDE for beginners]]
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  Also available in various forms at the
  author's [http://www.pentangle.net/python/ Python in Education] page, this is a
  preliminary course handbook for 1st-year university students with no
  computing experience. This course material is still preliminary and
  assumes some high school-level maths. It does
  not cover object-oriented programming or graphical applications.
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  * [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2002/10/17/biopython.html Beginning Python for Bioinformatics] by Patrick O'Brien. An
  introduction to Python aimed at biologists that introduces the PyCrust
  shell and Python's basic data types.
If these sites come back to life, feel free to move them back up. Perhaps after 6 months it would be reasonable to delete them.
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  * Two courses from the Pasteur Institute are aimed at biologists but
  are useful to anyone wanting to learn Python. Both tutorials are
  quite extensive, covering data types, object-oriented programming,
  files, and even design patterns.
 * [[http://learn-to-program.net/python|Learning Python (for the complete nOOb)]] by Derrick Wolters. A beginner's tutorial to learn how to program in Python. (Python 2) -- ''1/3/14: This is a dead link and a quick but very limited Google search turned up nothing. It is available on the wayback machine, however - [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110913183904/http:/www.learn-to-program.net/|Wayback Machine]]''
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  * [http://www.pasteur.fr/formation/infobio/python/ Introduction to Programming using Python] is for people completely new to
  programming.
 * Free Python video lectures are also available as a course titled [[Intro to programming with Python and Tkinter]], Unix users can view the video using mplayer once you have downloaded the files. Windows users will need to have a DivX player, available from http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/. (One user reports success viewing the videos on OS X 10.4 using the VLC player -- http://www.videolan.org/) -- ''1/3/14: This is not a dead link but it is a dead option. These videos have been dropped from Blip.tv so the link gets you nothing.''
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  * [http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites/sis/formation/python/ Bioinformatics course in Python]
  focuses on preparing people with some programming background for using the
  [http://www.biopython.org Biopython] modules.



  * [http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/index.html One Day of IDLE Toying]

  A very gentle introduction to
  the IDLE development environment that comes with Python.
  This tutorial by Danny Yoo has been translated into nine different languages.


  * [http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocpyth.htm Learn to Program using Python]

  A tutorial by Richard Baldwin that covers basic data types and
  functions.



== For Younger Students ==


    * [http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/ LiveWires]

    A set of Python lessons used during 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
    children's summer camps in Britain by Richard Crook, Gareth McCaughan,
    Mark White, and Rhodri James. Aimed at children 12-15 years old.

    * [http://gvr.sourceforge.net Guido van Robot]

    A teaching tool in which students write simple programs using
    a Python-like language to control a simulated robot.
    Field-tested at Yorktown High School, the project includes a lesson plan.
 * [[http://www.pasteur.fr/recherche/unites/sis/formation/python/|Bioinformatics course in Python]] focuses on preparing people with some programming background for using the [[http://www.biopython.org|Biopython]] modules.
 * [[http://www.pythonforbiologists.com|Python for biologists]] (Python 3)
 * [[http://www.teachmepython.com|Teach Me Python]] A Python tutorial for fast learners. (Python 2)
 * [[http://www.khanacademy.org/#computer-science|Khan Academy computer science]] (Python 2, not actively maintained) -- ''20/4/14: This link now leads to the Khan Academy sign-on page. Python material seems to have been disappeared from Khan Academy.''
 * [[http://www.learnpython.org/|learnpython.org]] (Python 2) ''2/10/15: interactivity not working''
 * [[http://www.learnstreet.com/lessons/languages/python|LearnStreet: Free interactive Python courses and practice exercises]] (Python 2)
 * [[http://www.talk-it.biz/tutorial-categories/python/|Python tutorials on TalkIT]] (Python 3) ''7/10/15: it is almost all behind a paywall''
 * [[http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/|LiveWires]] A set of Python lessons used during 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 children's summer camps in Britain by Richard Crook, Gareth McCaughan, Mark White, and Rhodri James. Aimed at children 12-15 years old. ''7/10/15: Site not up when clicked.''
 * [[http://python.lycee.free.fr/|Débuter avec Python au lycée]] A french tutorial intended to secondary school pupils.
}}}
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Python for Non-Programmers

If you've never programmed before, the tutorials on this page are recommended for you; they don't assume that you have previous experience. If you have programming experience, also check out the BeginnersGuide/Programmers page.

Books

Each of these books can be purchased online and is also available as a completely free website.

  • Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Practical Programming for Total Beginners by Al Sweigart is "written for office workers, students, administrators, and anyone who uses a computer to learn how to code small, practical programs to automate tasks on their computer." ||Python 3 ||website ||print version ||

  • How To Think Like a Computer Scientist is a classic open-source book by Allen Downey with contributions from Jeffrey Elkner and Chris Meyers. It was updated to Python 3 by Peter Wentworth. ||Python 2 ||website ||print version || ||Python 3 ||website ||print version ||

  • Making Games with Python & Pygame by Al Sweigart introduces the Pygame framework for novices and intermediate programmers to make graphical games. ||Python 3 ||website ||print version ||

Interactive Courses

These sites give you instant feedback on programming problems that you can solve in your browser.

  • CheckiO is a gamified website containing programming tasks that can be solved in either Python 2 or 3.

  • Computer Science Circles has 30 lessons, 100 exercises, and a message system where you can ask for help. Teachers can use it with their students. It is also available in Dutch, French, German and Lithuanian. (Python 3)

  • DataCamp Python Tutorial (Python 3) Unlike most other Python tutorials this 4 hour tutorial by DataCamp focuses on Python specifically for Data Science. It has 57 interactive exercises and 11 videos.

  • How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition (Python 3.x) is an interactive reimagination of Elkner, Downey and Meyer's book with visualizations and audio explanations.

  • Python on Codecademy (Python 2)

  • Python story-based game (Python 2) Merscythe: Adventures with the Codue is a story-based game for learning Python. The tutorials provide feedback and hints.

K-12 Oriented (for Children)

  • Build a "Pypet" Learn programming fundamentals in Python while building a tamagotchi style "Pypet" by Tatiana Tylosky.

  • Guido van Robot A teaching tool in which students write simple programs using a Python-like language to control a simulated robot. Field-tested at Yorktown High School, the project includes a lesson plan.

  • PythonTurtle A learning environment for Python suitable for beginners and children, inspired by Logo. Geared mainly towards children, but known to be successful with adults as well.

  • Python story-based game (Python 2) Merscythe: Adventures with the Codue is a story-based game for learning Python. The tutorials provide feedback and hints.

  • Young Coders tutorial (Python 3) This is the full text of the tutorial taught annually at PyCon (North America), with examples and exercises throughout. This tutorial starts with basic skills and builds to working with complex logic and games. Appropriate for ages 10 and up, including adult beginners,

Tutorials and Websites

  • A Byte of Python, by Swaroop C.H., is also an introductory text for people with no previous programming experience. (Python 3)

  • After Hours Programming Python 3 Tutorial (Python 3)

  • Ask Python Absolute Beginners Python Tutorial (Python 3)

  • Hackr.io - Python: Programming community recommended best Python tutorials and courses

  • Hands-on Python Tutorial Beginners' Python, graphics, and simple client/server introduction, with videos (Python 3)

  • Instant Hacking A minimal crash course by Magnus Lie Hetland that's an excellent starting point. (Python 2)

  • Learning to Program An introduction to programming for those who have never programmed before, by Alan Gauld. It introduces several programming languages but has a strong emphasis on Python. (Python 2 and 3)

  • The Wikibooks Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python by Josh Cogliati is available for both Python 2 and Python 3.

  • One Day of IDLE Toying A very gentle introduction to the IDLE development environment that comes with Python. This tutorial by Danny Yoo has been translated into nine different languages. (Python 2)

  • Learn Python An Introductory yet in-depth tutorial for Python beginners.

  • The Python tips blog includes Python tips and tutorials for beginners and professional programmers.

  • There is a Python Tutorial in Python's documentation set. It's not written with non-programmers in mind, but it will give you an idea of the language's flavor and style. It is available for both Python 2 and Python 3.

  • The Python-Course.eu website has an extensive tutorial for complete beginners, in both Python 2 and Python 3, with lots of illustrations.

  • Pythonspot Tutorials Python tutorials.

  • The Python Guru A beginner friendly guide for aspiring programmers.

Tutorials for Scientific Audiences

These websites are written in support of science courses, but are general enough that anyone can learn from them.

  • Beginning Python for Bioinformatics by Patrick O'Brien. An introduction to Python aimed at biologists that introduces the PyCrust shell and Python's basic data types.

  • Handbook of the Physics Computing Course Also available in various forms at the author's Python in Education page, this is a preliminary course handbook for 1st-year university students with no computing experience. This course material is still preliminary and assumes some high school-level maths. It does not cover object-oriented programming or graphical applications. (Python 2)

  • The Programming Historian is a tutorial-style introduction to programming for practicing historians. It assumes that you're starting out with no prior programming experience and only a basic understanding of computers. (Python 2)

  • Python for Number Theory is a series of Python notebooks (for Jupyter) for applications to number theory and cryptography. They assume no prior programming experience, and are suitable for someone learning elementary number theory at the same time. They conclude with an introduction to primality testing and cryptography (Diffie-Hellman, RSA).

Videos

Tools


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