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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.
** We also have custom CodingBat questions from the Boston Python Workshop: http://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
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* 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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