Learning Python

Python is the scripting language we will be using.  You can download Python for free and install it on your own computer. We will be using version 2.5.4

There is lots of online help for Python.There is a list of the most popular tutorials for beginners, and here are a few good ones:

• One Day of IDLE Toying 
• Instant Hacking  
• A Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python

The standard Python docs are also useful. Although we are using version 2.5, we will use the documentation for 2.6. The 2.6 docs are formatted in a better way, so it makes our life easier:

• Tutorial
• Library Reference
• Language Reference