Minimax: how can I implement it in Python?

Question

As long as I've been a programmer I still have a very elementary level education in algorithms (because I'm self-taught). Perhaps there is a good beginner book on them that you could suggest in your answer.

Answer 1

As a general note, Introduction to Algorithms. That book will get you through pretty much everything you need to know about general algorithms.

Edit:

As AndrewF mentioned, it doesn't actually contain minimax specifically, but it's still a very good resource for learning to understand and implement algorithms.