Francis, I think the most popular recommendation is Learn Python the Hard Way. Also it would be worth looking into the Python hack nights on third Wednesdays. It should be listed on meetup.com and calagator.org. It is super newbie friendly. We even have a room for newbies were experienced python developers help people get started, go through exercises and help them with their code.
Have a good one, Wraithan On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Francis Storr <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > First post here; I'm hoping for some advice to get me started with Python. > I'm a UX designer based in Portland. I started off on the web years ago > coding (lots of HTML + CSS, a smattering of JavaScript, and some PHP) before > changing tack and moving into design. For a while now I've wanted to tinker > with Python but don't know where the best place to start is. I've had a look > at beginner's books (I am definitely a book person) and there isn't one that > seems to stand out as being great. Is there one that is better than the rest? > I'm after something that's not written for the hardcore programmer; something > that will hold my hand nicely. Also, what would be a better meet up for me to > attend: the monthly meetup or the monthly hack night? > > Thanks :) > > Francis > _______________________________________________ > Portland mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland _______________________________________________ Portland mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/portland
