Ask HN: Best way to learn Python?

The python tutorial is a good place to start. <a href="http://docs.python.org/tutorial/" rel="nofollow">http://docs.python.org/tutorial/</a> Dive Into Python is also pretty good: <a href="http://www.diveintopython.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.diveintopython.net/</a>

I'm a big fan of The Quick Python Book[0] and Dive into Python [1]. The former is especially good if you're coming from a similar dynamic language.<p>[0]: <a href="http://www.manning.com/ceder/" rel="nofollow">http://www.manning.com/ceder/</a><p>[1]: <a href="http://www.diveintopython.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.diveintopython.net/</a>

This is one tool you can use in your toolkit for learning: <a href="http://www.coderbuddy.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coderbuddy.com/</a> -- free, social web IDE with testing environment and integrated publishing to free app hosting on Google App Engine (up to their quotas)<p>would welcome any feedback on it...

I like "A Byte of Python"<p><a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/swaroopch/byteofpython/read/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ibiblio.org/swaroopch/byteofpython/read/</a>

<a href="http://learnpythonthehardway.org/" rel="nofollow">http://learnpythonthehardway.org/</a>