With Head First Python, delivers a quick-paced, engaging guide to the language that will leave you well prepared to write real-world Python code.

Head First Python is a great introduction to both the language and how to use Python in the real world. It’s full of practical advice on coding for the web and databases, and it doesn’t shy away from difficult subjects like collections and immutability. If you’re looking for a great introduction to Python, then this is the place to start.

• Load important Python concepts directly into your brain
• Model data as lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries
• Don’t get in a pickle: use DB-API instead
• Objects? Decorators? Generators? They’re all here.
• Create a modern webapp with Flask
• Share your code with modules