Another great python book which is free and well written is "How to think like a computer scientist" http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ which is not as daunting as the title might suggest. Nicely paced with lots of great exercises.
Asa On Aug 16, 2011, at 1:04 AM, Holger Hummel|Celluloid VFX <[email protected]> wrote: > > there are also some lectures from MIT that might be a good starting point for > you: > > http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/video-lectures/ > > > Holger > > > > Michael Bogen wrote: >> The Class At FXPHD is great. Michael Morehouse is really great teacher. >> Highly recommend it. >> >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 4:10 PM, Jud Pratt <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Thanks guys! I picked up the book Deke suggested and one other. If >> FXPHD runs the Python class next session, I'll be sure to pick it up. >> >> --Jud >> >> >> On Aug 13, 2011, at 1:05 PM, J Bills <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> there's frank's vids and a nuke specific python class that FXPHD >>> ran (michael morehouse) that might be helpful. >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Nathan Rusch >>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Dive into Python and a lot of messing around. >>> http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html >>> -Nathan >>> >>> *From:* judp <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:37 AM >>> *To:* Nuke Users <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* [Nuke-users] Learning Python for the non-novice: >>> Books/websites? >>> Hi Everyone! >>> Just wondering if y'all could recommend a book or other >>> learning resource for learning Python... especially if it's >>> oriented towards Nuke and other 'film-y' software. >>> I'm not a complete novice to programming/scripting, but I >>> also haven't really done it in a long time... e.g. BASIC, >>> PASCAL, and Applescript hehe. >>> I know the fundamentals of computer language structure and >>> logic, but do not know Python at all. >>> What books would you recommend for the Nuke user? >>> Thanks! >>> --Jud >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>, >> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users > > > -- > Holger Hummel - [email protected] > > Celluloid Visual Effects, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39/40, 10999 Berlin > phone +49 (0)30 / 54 735 220 - [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users _______________________________________________ Nuke-users mailing list [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users
