Hi,
To learn Python I found these very helpful (no particular order):
- Hetland's stuff is concise and clear which is not always the case :-)
- http://hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html
- http://hetland.org/writing/instant-python.html
- Alan Gaud's on-line is also very clear and more detailed:
- http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutor2/index.htm
- Allen Downey's free book is also a good resource for the complete
newbye (both online and as a free downloadable pdf):
- http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html
- tutor python list may also be helpful at times:
- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Regarding Python these resources are way more than enough to get by
developing web2py app's. For example although knowing about classes is
helpful to achieve some advanced stuff in web2py, you don't really need it
to accomplish great websites!
As for web2py you have already found the main resources: the book and this
list.
Sooner or later you get the urge to learn about jQuery or someother
javascript library. My advice is delay learning these as long as you can -
it's not a good idea to try to learn everything at once. On this note. Spend
a few days just playing with Python before you pick up web2py, this will
make web2py much simpler to learn. Following Alan Gauld's tut do the basics,
then the advanced (ignore the part about GUI programming - that's desktop).
You also have to pick some basic html to start with. For me learning html on
a need to know basis worked out fine.
Remember to google, google, then ask on the net/list(s)
Happy coding
HTH,
Miguel
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Richard Vézina ml.richard.vez...@gmail.com
wrote:
Web2py book : http://www.web2py.com/book
Richard
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 4:38 PM, noob.py noob...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hello,
I'm totally new to programming, but very motivated to learn it. I'm
especially interested in creating web application (that's why I post
here). So, can anyone tell me what do I have to learn (except Python
and web2py of course) and point me some good learning materials and
resources (books, ebooks, web tutorials, etc.)?
