[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all. I've been try to learn ruby for a few months but I'm about > ready to give up.
Perfection is achieved only on the point of collapse. -- C.N. Parkinson Welcome to Python , apart from the tutorials whenever time permits do read this articles . Why Python : http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882 The Python Paradox : http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html Why I Promote Python : http://www.prescod.net/python/why.html Regards Jitendra Nair Ensim India Pvt Ltd , Pune , India The available books either assume a programming > background, or are out of date. Anyway, I think python may suit me more > due to its 'theres one way to do it' philosophy (hope the quote is > right)! Another quote that I liked was: > > 'Clever is not considered a compliment in Python.' (don't know where I > read that...) > > In Ruby, there are many ways to do the same thing and cleverness seems > to be held in high regard. These attitudes are not too helpful for > beginners in my experience. Anyway, enough waffle. > > What books and tutorials are recommended to learn Python? The tutorial > that comes with Python is great and has given me a good overview but I > think I'd benefit from some programming projects, now I have a little > understanding of how Python works. > > Ideally, I'd like a whole series of projects where I'm walked through > how to go about writing real Python. The way I look at it, nobody > learnt to build a house just from reading about building materials! > > Any other tips for getting up to speed with Python fairly quickly will > be greatly appreciated. > > If anyone can help, thanks very much -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list