Cheers! Book is based heavily upon examples :) On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM, dmurphy18 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Another very good book is 'Dive into Python' > > http://www.diveintopython.org/ > > freely available as a download from the web site in a number of > formats. > > > > On Jun 9, 1:35 pm, Diarmuid Bourke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Daniel Kersten wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > I also quite like this book: > > >http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkPP.pdf > > > You may find it useful. > > > > > Dan. > > > > The first 2 pages are blank in that pdf. but it starts on page 3. just > > incase it throws ye off. > > > > > > > > > 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 > > >>> > ********************************************************************** > > > > > > > > smime.p7s > > 4KDownload > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
