Payal Rathod wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to learn Python seriously for almost 2 months but have not > gotten far at all. Infact, it seems I have not understood even the basic > concepts itself. I know some shell, sed and awk programming. > I have tried reading Learning Python - Mark Lutz > Think C Spy > A byte of Python > Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python > etc. > But I have not got anything from them. I am feeling that they are > superficial and do not touch real life problems. Also, not enough > examples are provided which can help newbies like me.
Hi Payal, Beginner's material teaches the basics of the language. These are the building blocks you will use to solve your problems. You need to understand the basics like loops, functions, lists and dictionaries to solve most real-world problems. When you have questions about basic concepts you can ask for help on this list. You might like to look at "Python Programming for the absolute beginner". It is oriented to beginners and has many examples and exercises. http://premierpressbooks.com/ptr_detail.cfm?group=Programming&subcat=Other%20Programming&isbn=1%2D59863%2D112%2D8 What kind of real life problems are you interested in? You might like "Beginning Python", it has several real-life projects. http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10013 When you have questions about basic concepts you can ask for help on this list. We do best with questions that are very specific. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
