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So I've been out of programming for....years. I was an avid C++ programmer when I was like in 9th grade...of course that was pretty basic stuff then, but then I kind of dropped off the boat. I recently picked up Python, and I love the verbage of it, but I can never really seem to get anywhere with it either. I was wondering if you guys knew of any good tutorials/books that aren't annoyingly long that would give me a quick intro to stuff without starting at "Hello World" and 2+2=4 stuff.

Also, wondered what kinda netbook would be best for Pentesting with Backtrack. I've always been a fan of the 3e, but I'm not as confident in my advanced hardware knowledge as I'd like to be so I thought I'd drop a line...

Thanks :)

Coding for Penetration Testers (http://www.amazon.com/Coding-Penetration-Testers-Building-Better/dp/1597497290) comes to minid. written by two of the EH regulars.

As for hardware. I have an EEEpc running bt4 on it. However I prefer having a full sized laptop. Just personal pref. hate the small keyboard and screen size.

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Also: http://securitytube-training.com/certifications/securitytube-python-scripting-expert/