"DEAP (Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python) is a novel evolutionary computation framework for rapid prototyping and testing of ideas."
While the developers on-line help and tutorial are for the most part fine..For a true beginner they can be a little daunting. The purpose of this book is to give multiple examples, but by building them one step at a time. Including mistakes! My hope is that by seeing my mistakes you will make fewer of your own, and get proficient that much faster. Of course, at the end of every chapter is a complete working example.