python certification

2005-07-16 Thread lordverminard
i want to get a small certificate or diploma in python. it should be online cuz i live in pakistan and wont have teast centers near me. it should be low cost as i am not rich. and hopefully it would be something like a a begginer certification cuz i am new to python. -- http://mail.python.org/mai

Re: python certification

2005-07-18 Thread Rocco Moretti
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i want to get a small certificate or diploma in python. > it should be online cuz i live in pakistan and wont have teast centers > near me. > it should be low cost as i am not rich. > and hopefully it would be something like a a begginer certification cuz > i am new to py

Re: python certification

2005-07-19 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I haven't had a change to check it out, but www.guruishcool.com has a python certificate. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: python certification

2005-07-19 Thread Luis M. Gonzalez
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i want to get a small certificate or diploma in python. > it should be online cuz i live in pakistan and wont have teast centers > near me. > it should be low cost as i am not rich. > and hopefully it would be something like a a begginer certification cuz > i am new to py

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
hi i bassically need it cuz i am appyling to colleges this year and i know this kind of stuff really helps. besides since i am learning python i thought i might get some credit for it as well. its bassically for a mention in my resume/bio-data/appliccation i am willing to spend about $50-100 but an

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread dimitri pater
Hello, Python is not about certificates or diplomas, so do not spend any money on it (the other guy was only joking). If you want to show your python skills to others (like the teachers from the college you want to go to), use this list. Participate in discusions, ask quesions, maybe even write a t

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Fabien
> Python is not about certificates or diplomas, so do not spend any > money on it (the other guy was only joking). Even if Python is not about certificates, I think it's not the case for some company. And when you say to a company that you know how to dev. in Python, they don't know anything about

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Cyril Bazin
Fine, Go to "http://www.pythonchallenge.com" and try the challenge, if you are able to get to the level 17-18, you can say you start to have good skills in Python. You will  prove: you are not stupid, you know regex, basic sound/image treatment, the basics of zip/bz2, you understood how to use u

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Andreas Kostyrka
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 04:22:10PM +0200, Fabien wrote: > > Python is not about certificates or diplomas, so do not spend any > > money on it (the other guy was only joking). > > Even if Python is not about certificates, I think it's not the case for > some company. And when you say to a company t

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Kay Schluehr
[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > hi > i bassically need it cuz i am appyling to colleges this year and > i know this kind of stuff really helps. > besides since i am learning python i thought i might get some credit > for it as well. > its bassically for a mention in my resume/bio-data/appliccation >

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Kay Schluehr
Andreas Kostyrka schrieb: > (These are the people look for Pearl and Pyhton programmers ;) ) Or Phyton :) Kay -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Sebastian Bassi
On 16 Jul 2005 09:51:55 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i want to get a small certificate or diploma in python. > it should be online cuz i live in pakistan and wont have teast centers > near me. > it should be low cost as i am not rich. > and hopefully it would be something l

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread Adrian Flanagan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i want to get a small certificate or diploma in python. I can recommend brainbench.com (http://www.brainbench.com, of course) for certifications that are both respected and reasonably priced. Only drawback: their Python certification is for version 1.5! They have

Re: python certification

2005-07-20 Thread egbert
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:06:51AM -0700, Kay Schluehr wrote: > Andreas Kostyrka schrieb: > > > (These are the people look for Pearl and Pyhton programmers ;) ) > > Or Phyton :) In 2000 we had already the Phyththon Misspelling Contest. I presented then a regexp that could check if we were talkin

Re: python certification

2005-07-21 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
yeah i figured that since i can't get a certificate i'll make a program and put it on source forge. thanks for all your input. btw. your right i have absolutly no idea what i was getting into but then again thats whats these groups are for...to ask right??? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/lis

Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread chrisBrat
Hi, Are there any certifications that are available for developers learning Python? Where? I'm specifically looking for distance/on-line courses or certifications but welcome any information available. Thanks Chris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Are there any certifications that are available for developers learning >Python? Where? > >I'm specifically looking for distance/on-line courses or certifications >but welcome any information available. Question is, what do you want it

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread chrisBrat
Hi, Thanks for the response. I currently work as a Java developer but I have lots of interest in Python. I asked about training/certification because its proved to be a good way for me to learn in the past. My aim is not to gain recognition but more to measure my understanding - a sort of bench

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I asked about training/certification because its proved to be a good >way for me to learn in the past. > >My aim is not to gain recognition but more to measure my understanding >- a sort of benchmark. I have been so far unable to find a

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread Richard Marsden
Aahz wrote: > Then may I suggest that you subscribe to the tutor list? That will give > you a good place to ask questions; as you learn Python, answering other > people's questions will give you a good way to hone your own knowledge. Which is? :-) Richard (who might also be interested - in t

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-16 Thread Dan Sommers
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:04:21 -0500, Richard Marsden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aahz wrote: >> Then may I suggest that you subscribe to the tutor list? That will >> give you a good place to ask questions; as you learn Python, >> answering other people's questions will give you a good way to hon

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-17 Thread Kent Johnson
Richard Marsden wrote: > Aahz wrote: >> Then may I suggest that you subscribe to the tutor list? That will give >> you a good place to ask questions; as you learn Python, answering other >> people's questions will give you a good way to hone your own knowledge. > > > Which is? :-) http://mail.

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-17 Thread aum
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:13:51 -0700, chrisBrat wrote: > Are there any certifications that are available for developers learning > Python? Where? > I'm specifically looking for distance/on-line courses or certifications > but welcome any information available. Makes me wonder, just out of curiosit

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-17 Thread Richard Marsden
Thanks Kent and Dan. I've just joined to see what it is like. It looks like it might be aimed more for people new to computer/programming science. In contrast, I'm new to Python and actually have quite a bit of programming experience! Perhaps I'll be able to help answer questions, as well as s

Re: Python certification/training

2006-04-17 Thread gene tani
aum wrote: > > Makes me wonder, just out of curiosity - are there any universities > actually teaching python (in anything bigger than a small elective > module), or are they all still owned by Java, C++, C# and Visual Basic? > like NLTK, maybe? http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/sb/home/papers/nltk.pdf