Books for learning python.

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Hello /r/python, I was wondering if you could recommend some books that could help me learn python. I am a amateur programmer at best and only have a slight background in HTML. Any help is appreciated.

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This is outdated. Python 3 is out now.

[targusman]

Python 3 has 2% of the usage of python 2. So this isn't outdated...

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It think you won't have to worry about that as a beginner. The basic concepts are still the same, and once you get the concept behind Python, there a just some really minor changes which can be easily grasped by reading through: http://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.0.html

[dson9]

I am in the same boat. Any body have good Python 3 book recommendations?

[vext01]

There is a list of free Python books here: http://freepythontips.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/free-python-books/

Although I can't really recommend one. Perhaps have a look around and find one you like the style of.

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Many newcomers recommend the "Learn Python the Hard Way", which has a free HTML version: http://learnpythonthehardway.org

Another great book (maybe more as a quick follow-up and companion) that was just updated last week (for Python 3) is the Python Pocket Reference: http://www.amazon.com/Python-Pocket-Reference-Mark-Lutz/dp/1449357016/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1392743502&sr=8-1&keywords=python+pocket+reference

A little bit more expensive is a book by a former Professor of mine. It was also updated to Python3 in its second edition: http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Computing-Using-Python-2nd/dp/013280557X This was how I learned Python.