python basics: more resources

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-<li><a href="about.html">About musicinformationretrieval.com</a> (<a href="about.ipynb">ipynb</a>)</li>
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+<li><a href="python_basics.html">Python Basics</a></li>
 <li><a href="notebooks/get_good_at_ipython.ipynb">Getting Good at IPython</a></li>
 <li><a href="ipython_audio.html">Using Audio in IPython</a> (<a href="ipython_audio.ipynb">ipynb</a>)</li>
-<li><a href="notebooks/python_basics.ipynb">Python Basics</a></li>
 <li><a href="notebooks/numpy_basics.ipynb">NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib Basics</a></li>
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+    "1.   [Python Basics](python_basics.html)\n",
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-    "1.   [Python Basics](notebooks/python_basics.ipynb)\n",
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-      "Python is a general-purpose programming language that is popular and easy to use. For new programmers, it is a great choice as a first programming language. In fact, more and more university CS departments are centering their introductory courses around Python.\n",
-      "\n",
-      "For a summary of why I (SKT) moved from Matlab to Python, please read [this post](http://stevetjoa.com/305)."
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-      "If you are new to Python, please follow [The Python Tutorial](https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/index.html).\n",
-      "\n",
-      "For the purposes of this workshop, be sure you understand the following sections:\n",
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-      "- Section 3: An Informal Introduction to Python\n",
-      "- Section 4: More Control Flow Tools\n",
-      "- Section 5: Data Structures\n",
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+    "# Python Basics"
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+   "source": [
+    "## Why Python?"
+   ]
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+    "[Python](https://python.org) is a general-purpose programming language that is popular and easy to use. For new programmers, it is a great choice as a first programming language. In fact, more and more university CS departments are centering their introductory courses around Python.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "For a summary of reasons to move from Matlab to Python, please read [this post](https://stevetjoa.com/305).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "This page on [Udacity](https://www.udacity.com/programming-languages/python) provides some more great reasons to use Python, along with resources for getting started."
+   ]
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+   "source": [
+    "## Tutorial"
+   ]
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+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "If you are new to Python, please follow [The Python Tutorial](https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/index.html).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "For the purposes of this workshop, be sure you understand the following sections:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "- Section 3: An Informal Introduction to Python\n",
+    "- Section 4: More Control Flow Tools\n",
+    "- Section 5: Data Structures\n",
+    "\n",
+    "While the other sections are useful, you can learn them along the way."
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "## More Learning Resources"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "-   [Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python)\n",
+    "-   [learnpython.org](http://www.learnpython.org/)\n",
+    "-   [The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python](http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/)"
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