Thanks here too! Very good book. Examples makes it easier.
I'm finding IPython quite good for learning (auto-completion and many
other goodies)
http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=1000010&fromSeriesID=100
There are many videos about Python in showmedo as well.
Eg.
http://www.showmedo.com/videos/video?name=1100000&fromSeriesID=110
(A wiki in 20 minutes with Django)
Juan
Graham Healy wrote:
Cheers!
Book is based heavily upon examples :)
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM, dmurphy18
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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.
> > 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
>
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