Sure, you're only soft :p I am a newbie as well to python coming from a c/java background. I must say it's a neat language, and it's nice to see I am getting into something in which their is older approval and interest ;)
Yours, Ham On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Brendan Lynch EO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Jacqui, > > Good to see another fellow oldie floating about the ether. I hit > Python going backwards from HTML - Perl - PHP - Python. Im still > doing it the long way with hardly any imports doh! > > Have a look at the Python for Dummies book - I can relate better > to it than O'Reilly - must be an age thing ha! > > If you get time pop around to one of the monthly meetings. You > will find them a friendly bunch of folks. > > I find fixing a specific problem with a subset of the language > is the best way to learn. Trying to absorb the whole language in > one dump gave me mind melt - another old age thing ha! > > Regards > Bren > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pythonireland > Sent: 07 June 2008 13:45 > To: pythonireland > Subject: Learning Python, a really old newbie > > > Hi guys > > I just thought I'd quickly introduce myself. I'm trying to learn > Python > as a hobby. Last year I tried to learn java and just found that > it > didn't make much sense, so got discouraged and didn't get very > far. I > did a few tutorials of Python this year, and found that the > structure of > it made more sense (to me) so I've bought a couple books "Intro > to > Computer science" and "Beginning Python". > > I'm working through the chapters and tasks in the Intro to > Computer > Science. I'm finding the format is great, with the questions and > tasks > at the end, but the biggest problem I'm having is when I'm > uncertain, > there's no one to tell me if I got it right! It's also been a > long time > since I've done maths, so I really struggled with that chapter > (and > didn't finish it). > > My only programming background is color basic (when I was 8) and > gw > basic (secondary school) when I gave up and took music at uni. > I'm so > old I learned html by typing plain text. > > So... I have a basic concept of programming, variables, > error-handling, > "computers don't do what you want, they do what you tell them", > that > sort of thing. I'm a new Ubuntu user so I'm also getting my head > around > command line, which I like (is that weird?). > > Anyway, I'm dying for the day I understand what you guys are > talking > about and hoping you won't mind too much if I ask you to check > my > "homework" sometimes? > > Sorry for going on so much. But that's what I do! > > Jacqui > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > DSFA - Virus Scanned > > Tá an ríomhphost seo agus aon chomhaid a ghabhann leis faoi rún agus níl sé > le haghaidh éinne ach an té nó an t-eintiteas ar seoladh chuige é. Má > bhfuair tú an ríomhphost seo trí earráid cuir é sin i bhfios do bhainisteoir > an chórais. > > RGST – Víreas-scanta > ********************************************************************** > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/pythonireland?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
