Over the past year or so I've been learning Python. I have a Computer Science degree but strayed away from programming. However, after developing an interest in IT Security I found that it is very beneficial to know how to at least read code let alone write it.
Python is very popular in the Security field and is gaining popularity in the Unix/Linux systems administration field to the point where it is directly competing with Perl.
I've been learning from the following books; Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python, and Core Python Programming.
In terms of self-study. If you have no background in programming or Computer Science I would recommend starting with Python Programming and moving on to Core Python. If you have a programming/Computer Science background you can start with Core Python.
Python Programming teaches Computer Science using Python as the language. Core Python assumes one already has programming experience. Core Python focuses on the language and then applications using the language.
As for Practical Programming. I found this title to be very poor for self-study and the authors seem to make many assumptions to the point where they just throw code at you without thorough explanation.
Python is very popular in the Security field and is gaining popularity in the Unix/Linux systems administration field to the point where it is directly competing with Perl.
I've been learning from the following books; Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science, Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python, and Core Python Programming.
In terms of self-study. If you have no background in programming or Computer Science I would recommend starting with Python Programming and moving on to Core Python. If you have a programming/Computer Science background you can start with Core Python.
Python Programming teaches Computer Science using Python as the language. Core Python assumes one already has programming experience. Core Python focuses on the language and then applications using the language.
As for Practical Programming. I found this title to be very poor for self-study and the authors seem to make many assumptions to the point where they just throw code at you without thorough explanation.
