adam urbas said unto the world upon 05/28/2007 12:24 AM: > Thanks for the clarification, but I'm still a tad confused. I'm > not sure when to indent. I understand that it has to be done. > That link was really confusing. Very newb non-friendly. Arrg... > That site is doom. So confusing. I need somewhere to start from > the beginning. This site uses all kinds of big words and doesn't > explain things in a clear manner. Oh well. Thanks for the help, > though.Au> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: tutor@python.org> Date: > Thu, 24 May 2007 15:30:34 -0400> Subject: Re: [Tutor] trouble with > if> > >I'm not sure what the whole indentation thing is for. And > now I'm having > >trouble with the if statement things.> > Maybe > your if statement troubles have been solved by others by now, but > I'll > just add that "the indentation thing" is a vital feature of > Python, it is > the way to separate code blocks. Other languages > uses other means, like > curly braces, etc. I get the sense those > who like Python enjoy indentation > because it forces the code to > be quite readable, and I agree. See this:> > > http://www.diveintopython.org/getting_to_know_python/indenting_code.html>
<snip> Adam, I think Dive Into Python is quite good, but as a second book or a first book for someone with a bit more experience of other languages than it seems like you might have. The first think I read was <http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/> which is aimed at high school students. It might move a bit slowly for some tastes, but it sounds like DIP is moving a bit too fast. The full text is free; give it a look. Best, Brian vdB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
