Every year around this time, the tradition on this site is to swap out the popular
"Hello, World!" tutorial for a
seasonal variant. So this year you or someone you know can learn to program Python using a seasonal greeting instead of the standard. While
"'Merry Christmas!': A Quick Tour of Python" will still you get you up-and-running with Python in 2 hours or less, it does contain some different elements from the traditional. Not only does it pay tribute to each of the three monotheistic religions that have a major festival this time of year, it also allows you to choose in which of three languages you say it - English, French, or German. So instead of "Merry Christmas!", you can choose "Happy Channukah!" or "Fröhliche Ramadan!". And, once through the tutorial, you can customise the program to contain your choice of greetings.
