Daniel Kersten wrote:
Hi,I also quite like this book: http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkPP.pdf You may find it useful. Dan.
The first 2 pages are blank in that pdf. but it starts on page 3. just incase it throws ye off.
2008/6/9 Graham Healy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:Sure, you're only soft :p I am a newbie as well to python coming from a c/java background. I must say it's a neat language, and it's nice to see I am getting into something in which their is older approval and interest ;) Yours, Ham On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:41 AM, Brendan Lynch EO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi Jacqui, Good to see another fellow oldie floating about the ether. I hit Python going backwards from HTML - Perl - PHP - Python. Im still doing it the long way with hardly any imports doh! Have a look at the Python for Dummies book - I can relate better to it than O'Reilly - must be an age thing ha! If you get time pop around to one of the monthly meetings. You will find them a friendly bunch of folks. I find fixing a specific problem with a subset of the language is the best way to learn. Trying to absorb the whole language in one dump gave me mind melt - another old age thing ha! Regards Bren -----Original Message----- From: pythonireland Sent: 07 June 2008 13:45 To: pythonireland Subject: Learning Python, a really old newbie Hi guys I just thought I'd quickly introduce myself. I'm trying to learn Python as a hobby. Last year I tried to learn java and just found that it didn't make much sense, so got discouraged and didn't get very far. I did a few tutorials of Python this year, and found that the structure of it made more sense (to me) so I've bought a couple books "Intro to Computer science" and "Beginning Python". I'm working through the chapters and tasks in the Intro to Computer Science. I'm finding the format is great, with the questions and tasks at the end, but the biggest problem I'm having is when I'm uncertain, there's no one to tell me if I got it right! It's also been a long time since I've done maths, so I really struggled with that chapter (and didn't finish it). My only programming background is color basic (when I was 8) and gw basic (secondary school) when I gave up and took music at uni. I'm so old I learned html by typing plain text. So... I have a basic concept of programming, variables, error-handling, "computers don't do what you want, they do what you tell them", that sort of thing. I'm a new Ubuntu user so I'm also getting my head around command line, which I like (is that weird?). Anyway, I'm dying for the day I understand what you guys are talking about and hoping you won't mind too much if I ask you to check my "homework" sometimes? Sorry for going on so much. But that's what I do! Jacqui ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. DSFA - Virus Scanned Tá an ríomhphost seo agus aon chomhaid a ghabhann leis faoi rún agus níl sé le haghaidh éinne ach an té nó an t-eintiteas ar seoladh chuige é. Má bhfuair tú an ríomhphost seo trí earráid cuir é sin i bhfios do bhainisteoir an chórais. RGST – Víreas-scanta **********************************************************************
smime.p7s
Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
