Quick wording changes for intro/learning.

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@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Beginner
The Python Tutorial
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This is the official tutorial, it covers all the basics, and offers a tour of the
language and the standard library, recommended for those who need a quickstart
This is the official tutorial. It covers all the basics, and offers a tour of the
language and the standard library. Recommended for those who need a quickstart
guide to the language.
`The Python Tutorial <http://docs.python.org/tutorial/index.html>`_
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ Miscellaneous topics
Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures covers a range of data structures and
algorithms. All concepts are illustrated with Python code along with interactive samples
that can be run directly in the browser.
@@ -198,6 +199,7 @@ that can be run directly in the browser.
Programming Collective Intelligence
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Programming Collective Intelligence introduces a wide array of basic machine learning and
data mining methods. The exposition is not very mathematically formal, but rather focuses
on explaining the underlying intuition and shows how to implement the algorithms in Python.
@@ -238,12 +240,11 @@ Writing Idiomatic Python
"Writing Idiomatic Python", written by Jeff Knupp, contains the most common and
important Python idioms in a format that maximizes identification and understanding.
Each idiom is presented as a recommendation to write some commonly used piece of code.
It is followed by an explanation of why the idiom is important. It also contains two
code samples: the "Harmful" way to write it and the "Idiomatic" way
Each idiom is presented as a recommendation of a way to write some commonly
used piece of code, followed by an explanation of why the idiom is important.
It also contains two code samples for each idiom: the "Harmful" way to write it
and the "Idiomatic" way.
`For Python 2.7.3+ <http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Idiomatic-Python-2-7-3-Knupp/dp/1482372177/>`_
`For Python 3.3+ <http://www.amazon.com/Writing-Idiomatic-Python-Jeff-Knupp-ebook/dp/B00B5VXMRG/>`_