Question

Friends, I am an amateur to programming and python. How to master my skills in programming. Suggest me some great sources to learn 'Python' by self study. I have python 2.7 and 2.5 installed. thanks in advance

Answer 1

1. python.org
2. codecademy.com
3. ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2011/
4. coursera.org
5. mechanicalmooc.org

1. The official site has all the documentation and some tutorials
2. Has an interactive section on python
3. Is one of MIT's open online course that you can self study
4. Has open online classes that focus on python that involve quizzes and mini projects
5. You can sign up for a gentle introduction to python which incorporates codecademy, p2pu, MIT open courseware, and openstudy in a weekly email

Answer 2

Senior's answer is awesome id only add:

pythontutor.com
and/or Pick up ipython or bpython for a nicer interactive experience

Answer 3

Go to these sites and have a dream program you want to do with python, for example a game...it's good to have goals so you won't lose out interest when you ask yourself: what am I learning python for?

Answer 4

What can be created using python?can you tell me the application's of python?

Answer 5

Well, to start small, you can use it to do mathematical calculations, brute forcing a permutation list,or to creating an user interface(i.e. chatrooms, games, word editors, webbrowser controls, etc) or even create an AI.
Youtube and Yahoo discussion groups are maintained by python.
Civilization IV is written in python.
There are plenty of things you can do with it.

Answer 6

Ok. what is the difference between python and c?

Answer 7

Main difference is, C has a lot of extra code for a similar program than Python(hello world example should show it), can't do object-oriented programming(no classes in C), and is terrible to maintain(Python is basically like English). Downside of python is, well, It's a little slower to run than C.

Answer 8

What are variables in python? explain me with some real life examples

Answer 9

variables in python are something that you can change the value of.It can be anything, from words, numbers, to a whole matrix
. e.g. I say x=4. later I can say x=5 when I need it to be.
perhaps it's better if you asked in a new post so others can view it more clearly.