Hi, I also quite like this book: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkPP.pdf You may find it useful.
Dan. 2008/6/9 Graham Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 >> ********************************************************************** >> >> >> > > > > > -- Daniel Kersten. Leveraging dynamic paradigms since the synergies of 1985. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
