Thanks to everyone that responded....I would never have figured that out. 7stud, Your suggestion is being considered lol, as there are a lot more bits of code in that book that I can't get running correctly. Any other books you'd, or anyone for that matter, would recommend as required reading? Free would be very very (read very) good, as you've already said the one I have isn't very viable and it cost me $50. Basically, what I'm saying is that if I go and spend another $50+ my wife is going to make it very hard to learn Python; after all, how much can I learn with a size 5 down my throat? lol
Now when suggesting books, keep in mind that, that while I'm new to Python (and programming in general) I'm able to grasp difficult concepts as long as I have enough detail as to why it is the way it is. For instance I'm, by experience and nature, a computer technician and communications specialist. I've studied, everything from childrens walkie talkie to deep space satalittes back to how computers talk (which is why I'm here now trying to learn the language of computers). And all that just because I have a unquenchable desire to know. SO, with that all said, the more details the better. If you have a book with 4 chapters on functions......I want to read it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. As I've said, this is something that I feel I have to know. "7stud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Apr 4, 4:48 pm, "John Machin" > I suggest you get another book. I am currently reading that book, and > unless you are an experienced programmer that can detect all the > mistakes, and you have another book like "Python in a Nutshell" to > fill in all the gaps, I don't think you can learn python from that > book. > > I recently looked at Learning Python in the bookstore, and it seems a > lot better. Unfortunately, it doesn't reflect the major changes in > python over the last couple of years, but I would still recommend it > over Beginning Python: From Novice to Professional. > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list