Links

Python Programming Language:

Official Website

IDLE Documentation

What's New in Python 3.0

Python Built-in Functions

Practicing Python:

Online Python Tutor

CodingBat

Related reading:

A Surge in Learning the Language of the Internet, New York Times 03/28/2012

Decoding the Value of Computer Science, Chronicle of Higher Education 11/07/2010

We're All Coders Now, Wired, 12/2010