Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread swordofrue
Hello everyone, I just started reading the python documentation and then I got to thinking. How does a pythonistas evolve? What kind of natural evolution does a pythonistas endure? The reason why I wonder is simply because I have no idea of where I should be going. What kind of goals should I

Re: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread Thomas Jollans
swordofrue wrote: Hello everyone, I just started reading the python documentation and then I got to thinking. How does a pythonistas evolve? What kind of natural evolution does a pythonistas endure? The reason why I wonder is simply because I have no idea of where I should be going. What

Re: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread BartlebyScrivener
On Jun 28, 6:46 am, swordofrue [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, How does a pythonistas evolve? Get the Python Cookbook 2d, pick a useful looking project, and adapt it for your own needs. Learn by doing. Some people enjoy just doing the tutorials with the interpreter open, testing code

RE: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread Sells, Fred
or too much code to fit what I need, but I often find a snippet that I can use. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of BartlebyScrivener Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:18 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Evolution of a pythonistas

Re: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread kyosohma
On Jun 28, 8:02 am, Sells, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: concur 100%. You can breeze through the fist half of the online tutorial in a about 2 cups of coffee but you don't know what you don't know until you try to do something real. Even with 20 years of working with Python, I find goodies

Re: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread BartlebyScrivener
On Jun 28, 8:02 am, Sells, Fred [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: concur 100%. snip Get a python aware editor. I use Eclipse+PyDev for big jobs, but still use Emacs with python-mode for quickies. Just when I was thinking we agreed! :) Get Vim! http://www.vim.org And the Cookbook

RE: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread Sells, Fred
Wow Fred! You're awesome! How did you get 20 years in of Python when it was created in 1991? You're right, programming skills exceed basic math. I think I started around 1990 with version 0.92 beta. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread swordofrue
Thanks everyone for your responses. I am really loving this. Installed Pygame and playing some of those games. It just amazes me how much effort some of these games take. I am reading the source and am just amazed by the effort and organizational ability of the authors. Perhaps one day I will such

RE: Evolution of a pythonistas!

2007-06-28 Thread Sells, Fred
this one is fun: http://www.vpython.org/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of swordofrue Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:50 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Evolution of a pythonistas! Thanks everyone for your responses. I am