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"Hello, World!"
The purpose of this Hello World tutorial is to take a simple program and build upon it to illustrate the various elements of the Python language.

Python Tutorials for Beginners
This series of tutorials is intended to help anyone learn to program in Python. If you are new to computers, however, you may benefit from the absolute beginner's tutorial: How a Computer Looks at Your Program.

Python Text Editors
Before you can start programming in Python, you must ensure you have the right equipment. In addition to having Python installed, you will need a text editor. Here I offer some suggestions on choosing one that you will meet your needs.

String Methods - 1 of 2
Python's built-in string methods are incredibly powerful. As the name implies, each of the following methods are available through class [b]String[/b]. Every string object is an instance of that class and has these methods available. This is the first of a two-part reference on Python's built-in string methods.

A Simple Python Web Server
Web servers are an invaluable part of the Internet. But sometimes Apache is over the top for a web service solution. Sometimes all you need is a little program to deliver data upon request. Here is how to build one with Python's socket module.

Regular Expressions Primer
This primer offers a concise discussion of the regular expression syntax used in Python. If you need a reference, this will be helpful. If you are unsure what to do with regular expressions, you may benefit from the [link url=http://python.about.com/od/tutorial1/]Python tutorial[/link].

A Python Web Client
The first step in programming toward the Internet is to tell Python to create a socket object. Here is how to do it.

Python Exceptions
This tutorial is part of a series designed to help you learn to program in Python. This tutorial looks specifically at the exceptions, errors, and warning