I got my start by working on the homework assignments for MIT's online intro to comp sci course: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/
I did my best to conform to the PEP 8 style standard: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ I have heard that many python practitioners are fond of http://learnpythonthehardway.org Of course, as Sean suggests, there's nothing quite like trying to fix other people's code. I have a friend in Beacon who does some very nice work on http://mezzanine.jupo.org On Mar 1, 2013 6:45 AM, "Sean Dague" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 02/28/2013 11:27 PM, david battaglia wrote: >> >> I was wondering what are some good resources be it online resources, >> books, and or tutorials that would be good to expound my python skills? >> I have taken some online intro python courses online through coursera >> and now I would like to add onto what I have learned. >> >> Thanks for any direction > > > My suggestion is to go work on an Open Source python project that has some skilled people running it. You learn really quickly when people are reviewing your code, and by looking at large amounts of python code you didn't write. > > -Sean > > -- > Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley > [email protected] Linux Users Group > http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi > Mar 6 - 10th Anniversary Meeting - Linux where you least expect it > Apr 3 - Typography: Physical Art to Digital Art
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