| Directory > Computers > Programming > Languages > Python > FAQs, Help, and Tutorials Python SIGs
Archives of current and past listserv discussions on a LOT of interesting topics. GREAT for
researching problems.
http://www.python.org/sigs/
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Python Documentation Index
Official tutorial and references, including library/module usage, Macintosh libraries, language
syntax, extending/embedding, and the Python/C API. Also links to off-site beginners' tutorials,
HOWTOs, and many special interest topics.
http://www.python.org/doc/
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Python Topic Guides
Give overviews of resources associated with specific topics. Written by volunteers interested in
making such resources easier for all to find. Topics: databases, scientific computing, Tkinter, Web
programming, XML.
http://www.python.org/topics/
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Web Programming Topic Guide
General guide to using CGI and other Web-related programming with Python.
http://www.python.org/topics/web/
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Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python
By Josh Cogliati. Evolving tutorial for absolute beginners. Covers many basic, some intermediate
topics; many code samples, simple hands-on exercises. [Open Content, public domain]
http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut/
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Learning Python
By Mark Lutz, David Ascher. Samples from O'Reilly book. Has manipulating data structures, files,
programs; internet programming; JPython, now Jython, Python implementation for the Java platform.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpython/chapter/
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Python Tutorial
By Guido van Rossum. Large tutorial from Python's eloquent author.
http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html
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Architecture of Python
By Jim Jackson, Kar-Han Tan. Wiki-based documentation project working toward analyzing the
architectural aspects of python language via source code only.
http://wiki.cs.uiuc.edu/cs427/PYTHON
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Database Topic Guide
Python programs can use minimal code to access, display, and update a database. This guide
provides "links to relevant Python modules, documentation, and projects" concerning
databases, as well as adding persistence to Python objects.
http://www.python.org/topics/database/
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Python HOWTO Documents
Pointers to various helpful Python-related HOWTO documents.
http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/
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The Whole Python FAQ
Official FAQ, searchable, maintained by community. Entries on programming, extending, and building
Python; known bugs, using on varied operating systems, language design, real world use.
http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html
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Python Programming Tutorial
By Richard G. Baldwin. Separate lessons teach programming basics. Free online, fee download files.
http://www.dickbaldwin.com/tocpyth.htm
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Python CGI FAQ
A user-maintained and contributed storehouse of pointers and tips on building web applications in
Python.
http://starship.python.net/crew/davem/cgifaq/faqw.cgi
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Five Minutes to a Python CGI
By David Mertz. Brief introduction to writing CGI programs, Python CGI module, formatting output,
error logging/debugging.
http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=3799/nam1012432258/index.html
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Instant Hacking
By Magnus Lie Hetland. Minimal, concise, general introduction to programming, via Python, moves
very quickly. English, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Serbian, Korean.
http://www.hetland.org/python/instant-hacking.php
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Python for Newbies
Introduction covering basics to get you started, many examples, humorous light touch.
http://blacksun.box.sk/tutorials/python.htm
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Python Tutorial
Introduction to Python, where to find it, how to install, and create a very simple script.
http://martin.f2o.org/python/tutorial
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Python Quick Reference
By Simon Brunning. Thorough 'cheat sheet'; brief reminders for nearly each language aspect: syntax
nuances; built-in features, statements, modules; basic, advanced types, operations; lexical
entities, common development tools. For several Python versions; HTML, Zip, Windows Help, text.
http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/python/PQR.html
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Python Programming for Beginners
Shows how to write programs that use command-line options, read and write to pipes, access
environment variables, handle interrupts, read from and write to files, create temporary files,
write to system logs.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3946
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Python CGI
An Interactive Instruction.
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~lab2q/
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A Quick Tour of Python
Short overview of some basics, for users with some programming knowledge.
http://stsdas.stsci.edu/pyraf/python_quick_tour.html
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GUI Programming with Python: QT Edition
A guide to application development using PyQt.
http://www.opendocs.org/pyqt/
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Python and UML
Can the UML help Python developers? How about CP4E?
http://www.objectsbydesign.com/projects/python_uml.html
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Socket Programming HOWTO
programming sockets with Python.
http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/sockets/sockets.html
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Regular Expression HOWTO
How to use regular expressions in Python with the re module, a gentle introduction.
http://www.amk.ca/python/howto/regex/regex.html
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Instant Python
By Magnus Lie Hetland. Minimal introduction for experienced programmers. Treats basics, OO
programming, Jedi mind trick. English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish; German, Norwegian;
Lithuanian, Polish, Russian; Japanese, Korean.
http://www.hetland.org/python/instant-python.php
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Programming Python, 2nd Edition
By Mark Lutz. O'Reilly book sample. Introduces Internet related topics: Zope (web publishing
framework), HTMLgen (makes web pages from objects), Jython (Python for Java), XML processing,
server pages, Windows web scripting extensions, restricted execution mode tools.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/python2/chapter/ch15.html
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An Introduction to Tkinter
By Fredrik Lundh. Official tutorial for Tkinter, standard Python interface to Tk GUI toolkit;
widget configuration, styling; function/method bindings to widget events; documents all Tkinter
widgets, classes. Formats: PDF, HTML.
http://www.pythonware.com/library/an-introduction-to-tkinter.htm
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The Python Shelf
A documentation package in Windows HTML Help format. Contains the official Python documentation,
FAQ, "IDLE Explained," Ping's pydoc, "Introduction to Tkinter," and the HOWTOs.
http://www.orgmf.com.ar/condor/pytstuff.html
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A Course in Python/CGI
This site contains materials from a 13 week course for learning Python and CGI. Suited for
self-study.
http://www.upriss.org.uk/python/PythonCourse.html
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TCC Publications: Programming Languages
Python language quick reference (28 pp), Tkinter reference (84 pp), Python Imaging Library PIL
quick reference (6 pp). Postscript and PDF formats available.
http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/lang.html
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Python Library Reference Search
Online. Also the search can be downloaded for mirroring and off-line use.
http://zvon.org/other/python/PHP/search.php
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Python and COM
Offers tutorial and resources on Client side COM, Server side COM, in Powerpoint and HTML format.
http://www.python.org/windows/win32com/
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One Day of IDLE Toying
By Danny Yoo. Visual guide to using IDLE, a simple interactive shell for Python programming. Each
step of this tutorial has screenshots for absolute beginners. English, Dutch, German; Greek,
French, Italian, Portuguese; Indonesian.
http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/
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Python Babysteps Tutorial
Preliminary tutorial, prepares absolute beginners for other tutorials. Walks reader through
installing on Windows, using Integrated DeveLopment Environment (IDLE), writing a simple program.
http://www.coolnamehere.com/geekery/python/pythontut.html
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Python for Beginners
New to programming? This page lists some places that can get you started quickly.
http://www.python.org/doc/Newbies.html
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Writing CGI Programs in Python
Introduces using Python for CGI applications. Has database access examples. Several parts.
[Developer Shed]
http://www.devshed.com/Server_Side/Python/CGI/page1.html
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JPython: The Felicitous Union of Python and Java
Excerpt from O'Reilly book: Learning Python.
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/lpython/chapter/ch10_fel.html
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Python Knowledge Base
Links, questions and answers in a categorized, searchable format.
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/199/
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Python Cookbook
Collaborative website built by ActiveState and O'Reilly, hosts user contributions; collection of
recipes.
http://aspn.ActiveState.com/ASPN/Python/Cookbook/
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Cameron Laird on Python and the Web
Discusses both client-side and server-side Web programming.
http://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.python/web_python.html
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Introductory Seminar Slides on Python
A set of introductory seminar slides on Python that could aid in the learning of the language.
http://premshree.resource-locator.com/python-seminar-210204/slides/pySlide1.jpg.htm
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