Table of Contents
Updated August 1, 2008
Video Tutorials
Python Screencasts: the Best Tech Videos on the Net
Show-Me-Do Video Tutorials
Brad Allen's Collection of Video Tutorials
VPython Video Tutorials
Introduction to Programming with Python and Tkinter Video Tutorials
Grimoire
Python Grimoire
The Grimoire is different and deserves a category unto itself. It is a book of magic spells and incantations, or How to Perform Common Programming Tasks in Python.
Beginners (21)
Lie Hetland
Really good, learn to hack Python!
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist, 2'nd Edition
A great tutorial!
Python Programming Crash Course for Absolute Beginner's
Python Baby Course with exercises and answers
Learn Python in 10 Minutes
Learning Python: Child's Play with RUR-PLE!
requires wxPython but is for beginner's including children; different, but interesting; also in French or English
Python Beginner's Guide
from the Python web site
PyKarel the Robot
for younger people, Guido von Robot!
Livewires Python Course
for younger people
Alan Gauld's "Learning to Program"
Start here if you a complete newbie to programming
Joe Useless Writes a Program
It doesn't get any easier than this ;-)))
Batteries Included
Useless Python's Short Tutorial on Modules
A Byte of Python
online book
Python Babysteps Tutorial (getting started using Python on Windows)
Josh Cogliatti's Tutorial
A great tutorial for newbie's to start with!
Playing with Idle: What to do on day one with Python using the built-in IDLE IDE
including translations into several languages
The What, Why, Who, and Where of Python
by Aaron Watters
Python, Anyone?
by Robert Richardson
Python for Newbies
David Borowitz
General Python Tutorial from TechWarehouse by David Mertz
Python 101 -- Beginning Python by Dave Kuhlman
General and Advanced (13)
New: Python Tutorial Wiki
Quick and Painless Python Tutorial by Norm Matloff
Python 201 -- (Slightly) Advanced Python Topics by Dave Kuhlman
Guido van Rossum's own Tutorial
The definitive tutorial
Instant Hacking by Magnus Instant Python by Magnus Lie Hetland
Excellent!
Discover Python: an 8 part Series from IBM
Really good, learn to hack Python!
Learn to Program Using Python
by Richard Baldwin
Short Python Tutorial (but good!)
by Richard Muller, California Institute of Technology
A Python Course
by Uta Priss, Exercises and Answers
Exhaustive Index to Beazley's Tutorials
A JavaScript index to Beazley's tutorials
Dive Into Python
a great tutorial for experienced programmers
Python for Lisp Programmers
Python at Devshed, several mini-tutorials on various subjects
Internet: Django (9)
The Django Book
Advanced Django
Django Djumpstart: Build a To-Do List in 30 Minutes
Top 30 Django Tutorials and Articles
Develop for the Web with Django and Python
IBM DeveloperWorks
"Official"Django Tutorial Part 1
"Official"Django Tutorial Part 2
How-To: Setting up Django and associated software stack on Windows
Tutorial : Setting up Django on a shared host
Extending and Embedding (8)
Embedding Python in Your C Programs from Linux Journal December 2005
Python Extensions In C++ Using SWIG
Embedding Pyrex HOWTO
Pyrex is a Python/C Wrapper Language
Embedded Python
new online tutorial listed May 7, 2004
Boost Python Tutorial and Documentation
C++ and Python integration
Writing Python Extensions in C
from the Starship
Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter
Happy Hooking: Designing Software for Extensibility and Maintainability
Games (7)
Python Game Programming
Excellent Series of Online Lectures
Python Game Programming
A Guide to Writing Games using Python
from S. J. Brown
PyGame Tutorial
from official PyGames site
Programming a Video Game
by Chris Meyers
Making Games with Python
by Tom Chance
Creating Windows Executables with PyGame
by Pete Shinners
GUI Programming: General and Miscellaneous (5)
Python GUI Programming
Basic GUI Programming: plus wxPython, Tkinter, PyQT, PyGtk, PyFox
EasyGUI
new online tutorial listed May 2, 2004
Tutorial-Introduction to VPython
new online tutorial listed May 2, 2004
Anygui Tutorial
Anygui is an exciting new GUI builder for Python
Venster Tutorial, Venster is a lightweight GUI Toolkit for Windows
GUI Programming: Tkinter (10)
How I learned Tkinter
Tkinter Reference: a GUI for Python
An Introduction to Tkinter: a Work in Progress
by Fredrik Lundh
GUI Programming with Tkinter
by Alan Gauld
Intro to Programming with Python and Tkinter
from the python.org wiki
Thinking in Tkinter
Tutorial on Tkinter
An Introduction to Tkinter
Tutorial on Tkinter
Building a GUI Application with Tkinter
by Chris Meyers
TK Programming in Python
Tutorial on Tkinter
Tkinter Life Preserver
Tkinter Manual
GUI Programming: wxPython and PythonCard (11)
Getting Started with wxPython
by Steve Holden
wxPython Linux Tutorial
[url=http://www.ictedu.net.cn/%20http://www.serpia.org/wxglade]wxGlade Tutorials[/url]
Several Tutorials-listed January 1, 2006
wxPython
Tutorial on wxPython
wxPython for Newbies
Tutorial on wxPython
wxPython Small App Tutorial
Tutorial on wxPython
PythonCard Tutorial
by Dan Shafer, a simple, brief intro to the exciting new PythonCard gui programming tool
PythonCard Users Guide
Exhaustive set of resources for learning PythonCard
keep it Simple with PythonCard
a pdf file from PyCon2005 by Ken Altis
wxPython Wiki
Building the GUI with wxPython
Tutorial on wxGlade
GUI Programming: pyGTK and Gnome (16)
Writing PyGtk Applications in a Visual Way
Building an Application with PyGTK and Glade
one man's journey learning Python! added June 1, 2006
a Beginner's Guide to Using PyGTK and Glade
from Linux Journal & listed February 9, 2006
PyGTK Tutorial from Serpia
listed January 1, 2006
PyGTK Tutorials
Several Tutorials-listed September 20, 2005
GUI-the Pythonic Way!
PyGTK, Glade and Python, a new online tutorial-listed May 4, 2005
PyGTK 2.0 Tutorial
new online tutorial-listed July 27, 2004
Developing Gnome Applications with Python
RAD with Python and Gnome
by Padraig Brady, added Nov. 22, 2004
GTK+ 2.0 Tree View Tutorial
PyGnome Tutorial (loads a little slowly)
Bonobo and Python Tutorial
a Tutorial about component based programming for the Gnome desktop environment added December 7, 2004
Gimp-Python
RAD with Python and Glade
from Linux Journal
Gnome Applets with Python
by Arturo Gonz?lez Ferrer
How To Use Maemo a PyGtk programming tool
a PyGtk programming tool for the Nokia 770 tablet
GUI Programming: QT and KDE (6)
PyKDE Extensions Handbook
Tutorial: Creating GUI Applications in Python with QT
Excellent, New, Visual Tutorial for Beginnign with PyQt by Alex Fedosov
Tutorial on PyQt used with Trolltech's QT Designer
PyQt Tutorial by Jonathon Gardner
RAD with PyQt and Eric3
Python + KDE Tutorial
HTML and XML (20)
Elementree Tutorial
Simple XML Processing with ElementTree (O'Reilly)
Process XML in Python with ElementTree (IBM )
HTML Screen-Scraping: a How-To Document by Dave Kuhlman
Python and HTML Processing
Introduction to PyMeld
a simple, lightweight system for manipulating HTML (and XML, informally)
Using Python to Generate HTML Pages
XSL and XPATH
Developing Responsive GUI Applications Using HTML and HTTP
a pdf file from PyCon2005
Python and XML How-to columns by Uche Ogbuji (excellent!)
from O'Reilly
Python and XML Akara site by Uche Ogbuji, supplemental to the above columns
from O'Reilly
Practical Python XML and DOM
by Andrew Cooke
Python and XML Tutorial from O'Reilly
Using XML-RPC
from Dalke Scientific
Tutorial on ElemenTreeby David Mertz
The cElementTree Modulean effbot guide by Fredrik Lundh
XRC Tutorial from SerpiaXRC is XML Resource Code
HTMLgen
from the Starship
Python XML How-To
Python and XML: An Introduction
HTML Template
Internet: Network and Web Programming (16)
Web Python Tutorial
wsgi, Python's Secret Web Weapon
Untwisting Python Network Programming
Programming in Python with Medusa and the Async Sockets Library
Tutorial on Allegra Web Peer to Peer Programming in Python
Asynchronous Socket Programming
Fetching RSS Files
by Fredrik Lundh
Python Tutorial for Network Administrators
by Norm Matloff
Quick and Painless Network Tutorial
by Norm Matloff
urllib2: The Missing Manual
by Michael Foord
Sockets in Python
by A.P.Rajshekhar
Socket Programming Tutorial
by Gordon McMillan
Packet Wizardry: Ruling the Network with Python
lingmail Python Binding for Google's GMail service
Web Programming with Python
by Guido von Rossum
Python Web Services Articles
from IBM DeveloperWorks added November 26, 2004
RSS Programming with Python
Content Syndication
Web Scraping, Screen Scraping (3)
Screen Scraping
from Dalke Scientific
Web Scraping with Python Part I
from AkaSig
Web Scraping with Python Part II
from AkaSig
Internet: CGI (5)
Using Python for CGI Porgramming
by Guido van Rossum
Web Server Programming and CGI
CGI Web Applications with Python, Part One
from PyZine
CGI and Python
an Interactive Tutorial
Writing CGI Programs in Python
Python CGI FAQ
Internet: Web Frameworks-Turbogears and Cherry Pie (8)
Very Good and Comprehensive Tutorial on TurboGears
Develop for the Web with TurboGears and Python
IBM DeveloperWorks
Brian's Turbogears Tutorial
What is TurboGears? O'Reilly Detailed Introduction
TurboGears 20 Minute WIKI
CherryPy Tutorial
from cherrypy.org
CherryPy Tutorial from Serpia
CherryPy for CGI Programmers
Internet: Web Frameworks-Twisted (5)
Twisted: A Tutorial
Twisted Mail Tutorial
Building an SMTP Client from Scratch
Using Python and Twisted to Write Reliable Peer-to_peer Programs
Patterns for Twisted
by Dave Kuhlman
Internet: Web Frameworks- Zope and Plone (5)
Zope "Appetizers"
little, gentle, tidbit introductions to Zope and Plone
Introduction to Zope
Zope Tutorial
XML-RPC over Zope 3, a quick tutorial
Plone Tutorials Page
Internet: Web Frameworks-Other (4)
Mod_python Manual
Tutorial on Subway
Quixote Tutorial
Quixote 2 Tutorial
Internet: Django (9)
The Django Book
Advanced Django
Django Djumpstart: Build a To-Do List in 30 Minutes
Top 30 Django Tutorials and Articles
Develop for the Web with Django and Python
IBM DeveloperWorks
"Official"Django Tutorial Part 1
"Official"Django Tutorial Part 2
How-To: Setting up Django and associated software stack on Windows
Tutorial : Setting up Django on a shared host
Jython (12)
Jython Course
Introduction to Jython
Jython Tutorials, Parts One and Two
on www.jython.org, scroll down to click on pdf files: Excellent!
Advanced Server side Programming in Jython
Jython Tutorial Examples
Writing Threaded Applications in Jython
Jython and Swing
Useless Python's Short Tutorial on Jython and Swing
Jython Bibliography
Jython Webapp Tutorial
How to Make Java Servlets with Jython
Jython Cookbook
Testing, Test Driven Programming and Unit Test (5)
Agile Testing Articles and Tutorials Repository
Agile Development and Testing in Python
from PyCon 2006
De-Bugging Python, a Tutorial
Test Driven Development in Python
a Tutorial from O'Reilly's OnLamp Python Development Center added December 7, 2004
Agile Testing Blog
Articles and Tutorials
Editors and IDE's (7)
Python with Stani's Python Editor (SPE)
from ShowMeDo added March 17, 2006
Eclipse Integratuion: Using Eclipse as an Editor for Python
Python Development with Eclipse and Ant
from IBM DeveloperWorks, an excellent tutorial added December 7, 2004
Python Development with Eclipse
a good tutorial with helpful screenshots
Tutorial about IDLE
Python and Emacs
Leo Tutorials
Mac and Apple (11)
An Epic Introduction to PyObjC and Cocoa
Using PyObjC for Developing Cocoa Applications with Python
MacPython Documentation
wxPython OS X Issues
Introduction to PyObjC
Start Cocoa with PyObjC
Macintosh Library Modules
Intro to Using PyObjC
Overcoming Newbie Hurdles when using Xcode and Interface Builder
Setting Up Mac OSX to run Python CGI's
Using Core Data with Python
Unit Testing Objective-C with Python
Windows (14)
Writing Win32 Applications with Python and Glade
Synthesizing Speech with Microsoft's pyTTS and Python
Microsoft Access and Python
Python and COM
by Christian Tismer
Python and COM
from a different angle
Embedding Python in Visual Basic or Delphi Apps
Tutorial on Visual Python
Visual Python is ActiveState's python plug-in for Microsoft's Visual Studio .Net
Python and COM
by Mark Hammond and Greg Stein
Python 2.4 Extensions w/ the MS Toolkit Compiler
A Python for Windows Tutorial
good to help newbies get their Python-on-Windows setup properly
Python for Windows Extensions
Python Dynamic Scripting on the .Net CLR
by Jim Hugunin
Python and ASP
Tutorial on Python and ADO (ActiveX Data Objects)
Using Python to program SQL and ADO
Using Python with IIS (Microsoft Information Server)
from the Microsoft website
IronPython (7)
IronPython and SilverLight in your Browser
Mini Guide: IronPython and the .Net Framework
IronPython Tutorial Series by Michael Foord at Voidspace
A First Look at IronPython: Where Python meets .NET
brand new on July 14, 2006 by Jeff Cogswell on DevNet
Python Dynamic Scripting on the .Net CLR
by Jim Hugunin
MSDN Video Tutorial Featuring Jim Hugunin
IronPython: A fast Python implementation for .NET and Mono
PDF download
Decorators (6)
Decorators Make Magic Easy by David Mertz
Python Decorator Mini-Study
Decorators by Phillip Eby on Dr. Dobb's Journal
Python Decorator Library
Decorators in Python
The Decorator Module by Michele Simionato
Generators and Iterators (7)
Recursion and Generators
Norm Matloff's Quick and Painless Iterators and Generators Tutorial
Iterators and Generators
it ain't your gramps' loop anymore!
Iterators and Simple Generators
from Charming Python by David Mertz
Python Generator Tricks
from Linux Gazette
Generator-based State Machines and Coroutines
by David Mertz
Iterators, Generators, and Continuations
by Daniel Arbuckle
Database (12)
Databases and Python Tutorial by Steve Holden
Connecting databases to Python with SQLObject
SQL Alchemy Tutorial
Wrapping Your Brain Around Oracle + Python
MySQL and Python, a Tutorial from Serpia
Writing MySQL Scripts with Python DB-API
The Python DBI-API Interface
Persistent Storage of Python Objects in Relational Databases
Short Tutorial about Fast, Easy Database Access with Python
retrieving, searching , and updating data
MySQL and Python: a short Tutorial
SQL and Python
Pythonic DataBase Topic Guide
not exactly a tutorial, but covers Pythonic database related topics
Biology and Bioinformatics (7)
Titus' Bioinformatics Tools
Learning Python with Bioinformatics
BioPython Documentation
Beginning Python for Bioinformatics
Exhaustive Course on Bioinformatics using Python
Introduction to Programming for Bioinformatics in Python
Programming Course for Biologists at the Pasteur Institute
Statistics(1)
StatPy
Math, Science, and Physics (19)
An Introduction to Python for Scientists
By Conrad Hinson
Tentative Num Py Tutorial
Scripting Techniques for Scientific Computing
SciPy Course Online
by Dave Kuhlman
Experimental Physics with Phoenix and Python
Phoenix is Physics with Homemade Equipments and Innovative Experiments
SciPy.org Python for Science Tutorials, Links, and Resources
NetworkX, a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and function of complex networks.
Scripting Techniques for Scientific Computing
Python for Scientific Use: Data Analysis
from Linux Gazette
Tutorial on NumPy, Numerical Python
by David Ascher
A guide to installing Python packages for scientific computing from Cornell
MatPlotLib Tutorial from Serpia
MatPlotLib Tutorial
Handbook of the Physics Computing Course
PyODE, the Open Dynamics Engine, an open source physics engine
3 short tutorials, scroll down to bottom of page
Tutorial on the Numeric Module from Penzilla
MatPy - Matrix package for Python
Python for Statistical Programming
OOP, Objects, and Object Orientation(6)
An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming using Python
Introduction to OOP with Python
Python Types and Objects
Python Attributes and Methods
Python Objects-effbot guide
Descriptors(2)
How-to Guide for Descriptors
Design Patterns(6)
Design Patterns in Python
a Seminar
Design Patterns in Python
by Vespe Savikko
Object Oriented Design Patterns using Python
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python
Design Patterns and OOP
a pdf file from PyCon2005 by Alex Martelli
Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python
Introspection(1)
Guide to Python Introspection
Metaclasses(5)
Metaclasses: Who, What, Why, Where
Metaclasses: Blueprints of Blueprints
New Style Classes in Python
A Primer on Python Metaclass Programming by David Mertz
Firedrop (2)
Weblog and Content Management System
Firedrop Mini How-To Docs
Illustrated
Firedrop Plug-ins Tutorial
Firedrop is a (Programmable with Plug-ins) Python (and Wax) Blog Client Manager Tool and Content Management System
Concurrent Programming (2)
Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming in Python with ATOM
Introduction to Concurrent Programming with Stackless Python
Stackless Python (5)
Introduction to Concurrent Programming with Stackless Python
Python Microthreads and Stackless Python
Microthreaded Game Programming with Stackless Python
Introduction to Stackless Python
Continuations and Stackless Python
Threads (11)
Threads and Concurrent Programming
Threaded Data Collection with Python including Examples
PyGTK and Threading
Implementing "weightless threads" with Python generators
Python Microthreads and Stackless Python
Microthreaded Game Programming with Stackless Python
Python Threads, a First Example
Quick and Painless Threads Tutorial
by Norm Matloff
Basic Threading in Python
from DevShed
Understanding Threading in Python
from Linux Gazette
Tutorial on Threads Programming with Python
PDF file, loads slowly
Python Threads
PDF file, click on "threads" at top of html page
Unicode (7)
Unicode Mini Tutorial
Developing Unicode Aware Applications in Python, a pdf file
A Crash Course in Character Encoding
by Fuzzyman, including Unicode.
Unicode Secrets
by Uche Ogbuji, May 18, 2005
Python Unicode Tutorial
Using Unicode with Python
Using UTF-8 with Python
Continuations (3)
Continuations
Continuations Made Simple and Illustrated
Continuations for Curmudgeons
Continuations and Stackless Python
Regular Expressions (5)
Using Regular Expressions for Lexical Analysis
by Fredril Lundh
Tutorial on Python and Regular Expressions
by David Mertz
NLTK Tutorial on Python and Regular Expressions
Cameron Laird's personal notes on "Regular Expressions"
Text and String Processing (4)
Text Processing in Python
by David Mertz
Learn to Program Using Python: Strings
from Developer.Com
String Manipulation with Python
from DevShed
Efficient String Concatenation in Python
Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (5)
Python for Linguists
Really good and thourough tutorial
Python for Linguists
Zacharski Site
Python for Linguists
Using Python & NLTK Lite
Getting Started with the Natural Language Toolkit
by David Mertz
NLQ.py
a wonderful and easy NLQ module
VPython (6)
VPython Video Tutorials: 3D Programming with Python using the Visual Library
new and great! added July 14, 2006
V Python an introduction
Brief, basic VPython introduction from ANU, for bouncing ball
Next VPython tutorial from ANU, for simulating a gas
Rob Salgado's VPython applications for Teaching Physics
Curses (3)Quick and Painless Curses Tutorial
by Norm Matloff
Curses Tutorial by Dr. David Mertz
from IBM DeveloperWorks
Curses Programming with Python
Searching and Sorting (4)
Sorting with Python
by Andrew Dalke
Writing a Search Engine in Python
from Serpia
Sorting Algorithms in Python
Search Algorithms in Python
Python and Simulation (4)
Python as a Discrete Event Simulation environment
Quick and Painless Monte Carlo Simulation
Quick and Painless SimPy Tutorial
SimPy is for Discrete Event Simulation
Search Engines and Social Software (7)
pyGoogle
Grabbing Del.icio.us posts with Python by Fredrik Lundh
pyGoogle
Python interface to the Google API
Scripting Flickr with Python and REST
from XML.com
flickr.py
Python interface to the flickr API
Beej's Flickr API
an alternative Python interface to the flickr API
del.icio.us experiments using Python
hackdiary site
Simple Search Engine in Python Tutorial from Serpia
Python on Mobile Devices (2)
Python and the Nokia Series 60 Tutorials
Python for Mobile Devices
Flash (3)
A tutorial on connecting client-side Flash applications to Python XML-RPC web services
Embedding Flash in Python
Tutorial: Macromedia Flash served by Python
Robotics (3)
[url=http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache
KuWnUkaCNgJ:dangermouse.brynmawr.edu/~dblank/papers/jeric-05.pdf+handyboard+python&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2]Pyro: A Python-based Versatile Programming Environment for Teaching Robotics[/url]Python Robotics: An Environment for Exploring Robotics Beyond LEGOs
Intro to RoboFab with Python
Functional Programming (5)
An Introduction to Functional Programming
Functional Programming in Python from IBM DeveloperWorks
Functional Programming HOWTO
Functional Programming in Python
Documentation to the Functional Package for Python Functional Programming
Genetic Algorithms and Python (1)
Genetic Programming with Python
Date and Time Usage (1)
Date and Time Usage for Python
Neural Networks (3)
An Intorduction to Neural Networks
Weave a Neural Net with Python
Neural Networks in Pyro
Pickle (1)
Pickle Tutorial
PyPy (1)
Getting Started with PyPy
Miscellaneous Specific Topics (22)
Bluetooth Programming with Python
Python Specific Source Code Mini-Examples for Common Topics
Cheese Shop Tutorial
Basic Motion Graphics with Python
Python and UML
Python for Fun
an Exellent collection of small Python programs for learning
Python Code Snippets from Serpia
HowTo: GantPV Scripts with Python
HowTo: Python Programming in Gnumeric
Python Imaging Handbook and Tutorial
PIL Handbook from PythonWare
Michael's Quick Guide to Pyrex
Building Chandler Parcels
an introduction from PyCon2005
MozPython, Python for Mozilla
NetworkX Tutorial
NetworkX is a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and function of complex networks.
PyMedia Tutorial
PyMedia is a module for manipulating wav, mp3, ogg, avi, divx, dvd, cdda and etc. files
Scripting OpenOffice with Python
GraphPath is a little-language for analysing graph-structured data, especially RDF
ZeroConf and Python
Python Console Examples
by Padraig Brady, added Nov. 22, 2004
Python and Doxygen
Doxygen generates documentation from source code
Algorithm Education Using Python
Python Package Index Tutorial
Tutorial for PyPi
Documentation and Reference (11)
Python Quick-Reference Guide
meant to be printed and kept by the keyboard or on the wall
Official Python Documentation
exhaustive documentation from the Python website
Python 2.4.2 Documentation
the Effbot Guide to the Python Standard Library
Language Notes on Python
Python Quick Reference
A Python online reference in several different formats, including clickable
Python Style Guide
by Guido van Rossum
Python Infrequently Answered Questions
by Peter Norvig, not a Tutorial, not exactly documentation, but an incredibly useful read...
Python "How-To's
Python Knowledge Base
an incredible database of answered questions
Bruce Eckel's Thinking in Python
