> Alan, I am a bit lost when you wrote:
> "
> Read a lot and experiment a lot. Thats where Pythons >>> prompt
really
> helps. You can build quite sophisticated programs very quickly
> by the way Windows XP and the Python v2.4). Do you mean writing from
the
> Command Line windows instead to use the
Thanks everybody for their input. It is great to know that there are some
people ready to help.
Ara Kooser, what I meant by this "science", I have meant programming, sorry
if I was not too clear.
Alan, I will check those programming contests you were talking about, but
only when I will feel re
> Hi to everyone first, this is my first posting and I hope that I
won't make
> a mess.
Hello and welcome.
> I have started by reading the excellent "Non-ProgrammersTutorial For
Python"
> by Josh Cogliati. I like it a lot.
It's a fine intro to Python and programming.
> My first question is do
My two bits...
Use the python interpreter a lot! Run through the examples in the tutorial,
see the output piece by piece, then make small variations and see the
output. For example, when the tutorial passes one variable to a function,
change the variable and see the output. Then see if you can
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:30:22 +, John Carmona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi to everyone first, this is my first posting and I hope that I won't make
> a mess.
>
> I am 100% newbie (and when I mean newbie it is with a big N).
>
> I decided to have a go at programming and after reading differe
Quoting John Carmona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Second question: As i am not, unfortunately, involved professionaly in
> the field of programming is there a specific technique to learn other than
> just read everything I put my hand on?
Reading is fine, but you really need to be writing code to cemen
> My first question is do i need to really understand everything first time I
> come across or does it get easier if you kind of move along and get back to
> it later?
My personal experience is that anything makes more sense when you come
back to it later, so yes :^)
> Third question: Does anyb
Title: RE: [Tutor] I need some guidance
Welcome. And we all start as newbies (eerrr Level 1 programmers armed with a +1 Python and d4 hit points)
"My first question is do i need to really understand everything first time I
come across or does it get easier if you kind of move along an
Hi to everyone first, this is my first posting and I hope that I won't make
a mess.
I am 100% newbie (and when I mean newbie it is with a big N).
I decided to have a go at programming and after reading different articles I
decided to have a go at Python (first because it is free, secondly becaus
