Additional Python Resources
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If you're having trouble with a particular concept or simply want to have access to more information, try one of the following links.
- Official Python 3 Documentation - "official"/technical explanation of what a particular function/operator does, examples of correct syntax, what the various libraries are, etc.
- Dive Into Python - another survey of Python syntax, datatypes, etc.
- Think Python by Allen Downey - a good general overview of the Python language. Includes exercises.
- The Official Python Tutorial - self-explanatory
- Learn Python the Hard Way - (note: for Python 2) another free online text
- Reserved Keywords in Python - don't use these as variable names
- PEP 8 - Style Guide for Python Code - learn what is good and bad style in Python
- CheckIO - learn Python by exploring a game world
- Invent with Python - develop your Python skills by making games or hacking ciphers
- Codecademy - (note: for Python 2) learn Python by building web apps and manipulating data; interactive tutorial sequence
- Python Tutor - interactive tutorial sequence of exercises
- Python Tutor - an excellent way to actually visualize how the interpreter actually reads and executes your code
- DiffChecker - compares two sets of text and shows you which lines are different
- Debugging in Python - steps you can take to try to debug your program
- Python Tools for Visual Studio - Visual Studio plug-in enabling Python programming
- Stack Overflow - a large Q&A forum for programming concepts (not just Python). Try searching here before you post on the edX forum, and you may find that someone has already answered your question.
- Python Challenge - a series of puzzles you can try to test your Python abilities
- Project Euler - additional programming challenges you can try once your Python knowledge becomes stronger; problems are sorted by increasing difficulty
- Coding Bat - problems you can solve within an online interpreter, specifically loops and lists
- Codewars - improve your skills by training on real code challenges
- Dictionaries - exercises on Python dicts
- Classes and Object Oriented Programming - exercises on Python classes