Software Development - Python
One of the great things about the python community is that there are a lot of free and helpful tutorials online. I'll post some best links soon.
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Online tutorials and documentation are great, however, it's often essential to have a desk reference available. This one is essential: Python in a Nutshell
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Python the software language is named after the language's creator's fondness for the Monty Python comedy troupe-- so picking up the The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus 16-Ton Megaset
box set might actually help you understand a cryptic comment in the documentation (should you ever find one).
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Lisp is a great language, however it's interesting that the great Peter Norvig is now more often partnering up with Python.
The Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Visit his site and learn more.
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Oreilly's Programming Collective Intelligence