Altrius <altriu...@gmail.com> Wrote in message: > Hi, > > Iâm completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so > far has pointed me to Python. Iâll put this another way: All I know is that > a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. > After that Iâm kinda lost. I was just hoping to get some input as to where > I might start. Iâm not completely computer illiterate but you can reply to > me as if I am. What should I work on learning first. Iâm good at doing my > own research and teaching myself but I need to know what Iâm researching > and where to start. Any advice would be VERY much appreciated. > Welcome to the mailing list. Learning python can be as slow as you like or as fast as you're able.
As you get stuck on concepts, you can post questions, and some volunteers usually will have suggestions to help. But you'll have to learn to provide your constraints with your question. In this case you are probably constrained by whatever operating system you run. For now I'll assume Windows. When I was using Windows, I found the Active Python version a good choice. It includes most things you don't know you want yet. www.activestate.com/activepython/downloads then pick 3.3.2.0 and Windows installer. Download and run the msi file. As for docs, see python.org. That has links to the whole site. Start with the left side, Quick Links-3.3. Be sure you're following the approximate version you downloaded. There was a fairly big break between 2.7 and 3.x On the documentation page, you'll see many parts. The tutorial is the next logical step, but be aware all these other parts exist. Eventually you'll need the library reference, to expand on some concept the tutorial brought up. The language reference will be very tough going at your stage. There are other tutorials out there, including Alan Gauld ' s http:// www.alan-g.me.uk/ But if you get a book or tutorial, make sure the version matches approximately, as above. > > -- DaveA
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