Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist

This looks like a fairly basic Python book. I'll volunteer to answer any questions people have while reading it.

This is an introduction to programming using Python. The author did another version using C++:<p><a href="http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkcpp/" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkcpp/</a><p>but, for programming newbies, I strongly recommend the Python version (and so does the author).<p>For programmers who want to learn Python, I'd recommend:<p>1) Dive into Python 3: <a href="http://diveintopython3.org/" rel="nofollow">http://diveintopython3.org/</a><p>2) Google's Python Class: <a href="http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/" rel="nofollow">http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/</a>

Any similarities with these?<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=638026" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=638026</a><p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=440180" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=440180</a><p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=351903" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=351903</a>

I can not recommend this book, or Python, highly enough.<p>Programming is hard. This book + Python make it easy.

This is the book I learned how to program with 5-6 years ago.<p>Great book, "translated" into different languages (Java for instance)