Learn Python the Hard Way

Abstraction: Structured 52-exercise beginner Python course by Zed Shaw

Key points:

• Learn Python the Hard Way 5th Edition by Zed A. Shaw; 60 exercises + 60+ HD videos, sold directly for $29 with Discord/live-stream access to the author
• Covers full beginner curriculum: variables, strings, functions, loops, lists, dicts, OOP, inheritance, file I/O, web basics (exercises 1–52)
• Includes automated testing (exercise 47), web game project (exercise 52), and command-line crash course appendix
• Typical completion time: 3–6 months for most students; author can complete in ~4 hours; works on Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Part of Zed Shaw's "Learn The Hard Way" series, which also includes C, JavaScript, and other languages

Connections: Zed Shaw · Python · Programming Education

Source: http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/