I guess i will start out with your tutorial, hope it won't get as difficult as the previous one :-)
thanks On 8/14/07, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Khamid Nurdiev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > > This book by M. Zelle is getting really difficult shortly > > after that section > > I can't comment on the specific book but unfortunately its > a common phenomenon that "beginner" books start of easy > then suddenly get much harder. This is partly because it is > very hard for an experienced programmer to think like a true > beginner, there is just so much we take for granted as obvious. > > > the recommendations on books for beginners i have ordered the book > > "Core > > Python Programming" by Wesley Chun, so comparing those two books > > which one > > is more suitable (recommended) for a beginner to both python and > > programming? > > Wes' book is a very good book on Python, personally I think it might > be quite fast paced and detailed for a beginner to programming but > there are plenty tutorials on the web for that, including mine! :-) > > > Here in our local library, the first edition of "Core python > > programming" > > is available so i guess i will use it till I receive the second > > edition, ... > > . Is there much difference between the first and second editions? > > In the detauil yes but not in the fundamental principles. Especially > the early chapters seem pretty similar. Mind you I've only looked > at the second edition in depth, I've only seen the first edition in > book > stores... > > > also one more book, i haven't ordered it yet, is the "Python from > > novice to > > professional" by Magnus Lie Hetland, is it worth ordering and > > studying for a > > complete noob? > > No idea but you really don't want too many introductory texts, > you will rarely look at them once you learn how to program. > (Wes' book is a good exception since he has a lot of "under the > covers" > stuff about how python works which even experienced pythonistas can > use) > > HTH, > > -- > Alan Gauld > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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