Python Resources

by K. Yue

1. Python's Manual

• Version 3.13: (navigate to your version).
• Manual: http://docs.python.org/3.13/reference/index.html
• Python Interpreter tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3.13/tutorial/interpreter.html
• Standard library: https://docs.python.org/3.13/library/index.html

2. Python Books (Free)

1. A Byte of Python: https://homepages.uc.edu/~becktl/byte_of_python.pdf. Free download, good coverage of topics in this class.
2. Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, version 3: https://allendowney.github.io/ThinkPython/. Include computational thinking. Contain Juptyer's Notebooks.
3. Python for everyone: https://www.py4e.com/. Free, good, sometimes with videos, but may contain too much information for this class.

3. Learning Tutorials and Materials

1. Tutorial at w3shools: https://www.w3schools.com/python/. Plenty of examples. Good for beginners and this class.
2. https://www.learnpython.org/: popular, but w3schools is better. Beware of ads.
3. https://www.programiz.com/python-programming: also contains some advanced topic.
4. Google has a tutorial on Python: https://developers.google.com/edu/python. However, it is more for somewhat experienced programmers.
5. For experienced programmers: https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python3/: one of my favorites.

4. Online Python's interpreter or IDE

• There are many possible advantages of online Python tools: convenience, accessibility, lightweight, collaboration, etc.
• There are also many possible disadvantages: restrictions, limited features, security and privacy, etc.
• Some online Python interpreters:
  • https://www.online-python.com/
• https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/online-compiler/
• https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_compiler.asp
• This course does not recommend the use of online Python IDE.

5. Cheat Sheets

• If you like cheat sheet types of examples and summary:
  • https://scouv.lisn.upsaclay.fr/python-memento/memento-python3-en-latest.pdf: basic and short.
  • https://github.com/ehmatthes/pcc_3e/releases/download/v1.0.0/beginners_python_cheat_sheet_pcc_all.pdf: much longer.