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      <h1>Best Python Resources</h1>
<p>The Python community is amazing at sharing detailed resources and helping
beginners learn to program with the language. There's so many resources
out there though that it can be difficult to know how to find them. </p>
<p>This page aggregates the absolute best Python resources and explains from
my biased perspective the best way to use each one. This is the list I wish
I had when I was learning the language.</p>
<h2>New to Programming</h2>
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<li>
<p>To get an introduction to both Python and Django at the same time, purchase
  <a href="http://www.realpython.com/">Real Python</a> by Fletcher, Michael, and Jeremy.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/">Learn Python the Hard Way</a> is a
  free book by Zed Shaw.</p>
</li>
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<p>I wrote a quick blog post on
  <a href="http://www.mattmakai.com/learning-python-for-non-developers.html">learning Python</a>
  that non-technical folks trying to learn to program may find useful.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Experienced Developers New to Python</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="http://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/python/">Learn Python in y minutes</a>
  provides a whirlwind tour of the Python language. The guide is especially
  useful if you're coming in with previous software development experience
  and want to quickly grasp how the language is structured.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="http://pymbook.readthedocs.org/en/latest/">Python for you and me</a> is an
  approachable book with sections for Python syntax and the major language 
  constructs. The book also contains a short guide at the end to get
  programmers to write their first Flask web application.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Kenneth Reitz's 
  <a href="http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/">The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python</a>
  contains a wealth of information both on the Python programming as well
  as the community.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Intermediate</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.neckbeardrepublic.com/">Neckbeard Republic</a> provides free 
  screencasts for learning intermediate topics. I typically prefer to learn
  by reading. However, these videos are helpful in seeing the code on the 
  screen instead of just looking at static code snippets.</li>
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