> Hi to everyone first, this is my first posting and I hope that I won't make > a mess.
Hello and welcome. > I have started by reading the excellent "Non-ProgrammersTutorial For Python" > by Josh Cogliati. I like it a lot. It's a fine intro to Python and programming. > My first question is do i need to really understand everything first time I > come across or does it get easier if you kind of move along and get back to > it later? No, understanding often comes with use. Just follow the template in the examples and make changes. Watch the effect of the changes and see how it works. It will usually drop into place. If you have specifoc questions send an email to this list. > field of programming is there a specific technique to learn other than just > read everything I put my hand on? Read a lot and experiment a lot. Thats where Pythons >>> prompt really helps. You can build quite sophisticated programs very quickly just by typing at the >>> prompt. The only snag being that you can't then save them! > Third question: Does anybody know if it is possible to get involved in this > field in a non-lucrative kind of way in order to learn faster and of course > to apply this science in a real world. With a little bit of skill you can join one of the open source projects on source forge. Maybe writing documentation initially and later fixing bugs and finally adding features. Find a project you find interesting, download the application and get familiar with using it, then sign up to join the project... most are desparate for volunteers! > I apologise for my English as it is not my first language and thank in > advance anybody that will help me with my queries. Good enough to fool me. I'd never have guessed if you hadn't told us. Alan G. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
