On Jun 28, 8:02 am, "Sells, Fred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > concur 100%. You can breeze through the fist half of the online tutorial in > a about 2 cups of coffee but you don't know what you don't know until you > try to do something real. > > Even with 20 years of working with Python, I find goodies in the cookbook > for each new project. > > Get a python aware editor. I use Eclipse+PyDev for big jobs, but still use > Emacs with python-mode for quickies. Although I would never recommend Emacs > to someone who does not already know how to use it. IDLE is ok, for > beginning but I find it distracting. Eclipse can be intimidating at first, > but if you go through the PyDev howto's, You'll learn all you need. > > Forget about typing stuff interactively, It is better to work in a file so > you can see your work evolve. > > Finally, I have never had a project in the last 5 years that someone hasn't > already done. Google is your friend. Many of the hits are misleading or > too much code to fit what I need, but I often find a snippet that I can use. > > > -----Original Message-----
Wow Fred! You're awesome! How did you get 20 years in of Python when it was created in 1991? Still, I think you're right. Most of the time, I can find what I need because it's already done. I've only been programming for just over a year and I learn something new almost every day. And yes, the best way to learn is by "just coding". Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list