On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: > In that spirit I'd like to make an alternative offer: put some effort into > the job yourself, write a solution in bash and post it here. I (or someone > else) will then help you translate it into basic Python. That will typically > attract others who know how to make it shorter, simpler, or more general (or > to turn it into a showcase for Python's more advanced features or their > favourite programming paradigm). You'll end up with a usable starting point > for further endeavours into the language, no money involved.
Seconded, and I'd recommend putting this into a FAQ. Dollars aren't the currency here, help and coding time are. Regarding the original problem: I would recommend you dedicate just one hour to learning Python. Most people should be able to find that much time, I think! As a programmer, you should be able to pick up most of Python's basics in an hour, using its own tutorial as Peter Otten posted ( http://docs.python.org/py3k/tutorial/index.html ); after that, you can probably write your script, or at very least will know which aspects of the language you love and which aspects you hate! ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
