Hands-on Python Tutorial
By Dr. Andrew N. Harrington
Home Page for Version 3+
This page has materials for Python 3.0 and later, which is
incompatible in many ways with earlier versions. If you are using Python 2.5, 2.6, or 2.7, go to the compatible version here.
- The Hands-on Python Tutorial formats
- As web pages
- Browse
online
- Download the zip
file: The web page to open after expanding the zip
file is handsonHtml/handson.html.
- In paged format for printing as a PDF
file.
- Example programs
- Download the zip
file and then expand it to have all the Python example
programs
needed for the tutorial. More detailed installation instructions
are in the tutorial under Section 1.2.1, Your Python Folder and Python
Examples.
- For a quick look, you may also browse
the example code online.
The tutorial continues to be updated and expanded. You can see an outline of the latest major changes in the change log.
Feedback Appeciated From All
I get feedback from my introductory
class, but
not so much from other people. I am looking to make this tutorial
work
for as
wide a group as possible. I would really appreciate the questions
and comments of
others, too, so I can improve it as much as possible. Do not
be
shy! (aharrin <atsign> luc
<period> edu) If you
write about your experience, please briefly let me know your background and learning
situation. Thanks. If you have suggestions for me, please let me know if I may mention you in the change log in case I make changes suggested by you.
License and Tutorial Editing
The Hands-on Python Tutorial is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. If you wish to modify the tutorial, subject to this license, you will likely want the Lyx source [zip file] and the Lyx editing program from lyx.org. Lyx,
allows the text and graphics to be presented in different formats, based on a single source file.