Getting started with Python¶
Python is a modern general-purpose object-oriented high-level programming language. There are many general introductions to Python online; here are a few:
The official Python tutorial
W3Schools Python tutorial
Software Carpentry’s Python lesson
Additionally, here are a couple tutorials focused on scientific programming in Python:
There are also many video tutorials online, including videos from the annual SciPy conferences. One of those is a Python introduction for complete beginners, but there are many more lectures on advanced topics available as well.