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* Learn Python the Hard Way: http://learnpythonthehardway.org. Despite the name, some people find this to be a gentler introduction than the official Python tutorial.
* An introduction to Python through writing games: http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/.
* A project/lecture on object oriented programming run by Anna Callahan. Download files here: [[July_project_night/OO_lesson | Object Orientation for beginners]]
 
====Practicing Python====
 
* Practice Python online with bite-sized exercises: http://codingbat.com/python.
** StaffWe fromalso thehave Bostoncustom PythonCodingBat Workshop will be here to help work through practice projectsquestions from the [[Boston Python Workshop]],: includinghttp://openhatch.org/wiki/CodingBat.
* Staff from the [[Boston Python Workshop]] will be here to help work through practice projects from the Workshop, including:
** using the Twitter API to write parts of a Twitter client
** wordplay and the power of regular expressions
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** homepage: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/
** tutorial: http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/users/pyplot_tutorial.html
* Use the DonorsChoose.org data or API to make discoveries and build apps that engage the public and improve education in America: http://www.donorschoose.org/hacking-education
* Win $35,000 in prizes for using CDC flu data to develop an innovative app, data visualization, tool, or game: http://fluapp.challenge.gov/
* Use Python to participate in space exploration: http://spacehack.org/
* Unleash your inner DJ with the [http://code.google.com/p/pyechonest/ Echo Nest] and [http://code.google.com/p/echo-nest-remix/ Echo Nest Remix] APIs.
* Let the bus tell you when it's coming. Google AppEngine and Python based notification system for public transit agencies: http://busminder.sourceforge.net/
* Write an app that improves the transit experience of the New York MTA's 8.5 million daily riders and win great prizes: http://mtaappquest.com/
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