Web Resources

Python

• An overview of python-related resources and information is at: http://info.profkruse.net/home/python
• The official python web site is at https://www.python.org/ 
• Python 2:
• Official python documentation for version 2.x is at: https://docs.python.org/2.7/
• Python 3:
• Official python 3.x documentation: https://docs.python.org/3/
• JSON information: https://www.json.org/
• Links to the JSON example come from the book "RESTful Web APIs", By: Leonard Richardson; Mike Amundsen; Sam Ruby. Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc., September 20, 2013.
• The microblog: http://www.youtypeitwepostit.com/
• The API: http://www.youtypeitwepostit.com/api/
• Documentation for the "Beautiful Soup" python module
• https://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/bs4/doc/

Learning Python, 5th Edition, by: Mark Lutz

E-Book Access through Ohio University

Sections you should definitely read:

• On Strings:
• The "Strings" section in Chapter 4
• In Chapter 7:
• The first 5 sections (up to and including "String Methods")
• The section on "String Formatting Method Calls"
• On Files
• Chapter 9, the section called "Files"

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