err....http://www.diveintopython.org is the actual url
=Michael
On 9/29/07, Michael Langford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.diveintopython.com is a *Great* start for experienced
> software developers. Within a weekend with that book I'd written an
> entire parser/decompiler when I'd never used python before that.
>
> --michael
>
> On 9/29/07, Fred P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hey Everyone,
> >
> > I am completely new at python, but not new to programming or
> > scripting. I have a couple of years of LUA scripting experience,
> > about a year of C++ classes, and used to be very efficient at c-shell
> > scripting in unix.
> >
> > My question for you guys:
> >
> > 1) How do I get Started?
> >
> > 2) Recommend any specific Books?
> >
> > 3) Any online tutors/ forums that would benefit a newbie
> >
> > 4) Any online classes that teach python? I have taken online c++
> > courses, and found them helpful. I was hoping to find something for
> > python.
> >
> > My main objective is to write scripts for the following type of
> > applications
> > File management, file copies/syncs/ compares
> > Text manipulation - like parsing text files to replace or augment
> > specific values
> > Integration into current applications to write redundant routines and
> > maybe some day plugins
> >
> > I am not even sure what else, but I do know that every time i think
> > of something that we need at work, other people say, "That would be a
> > good task for a python script" and I would eventually like to be
> > able to do something about that.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Fred
> >
> >
> >
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