David Porter <jcm@bigskytel.com> writes:
Since I am a beginner, I have started with Learning Python, but it might be too slow for you.
For one, when I started learning Python six months ago, I just went to the Python site `http://www.python.org', got the PostScript documentation, printed it all and bound it. Then, I read the Tutorial, which only requires a few hours. I quickly glanced over everything, slowing down over the Reference Manual. I referred to both the Tutorial and the Reference at times, for a while. Yet, once you've got the essentials of the language, you should keep the Library Reference both on your work desk and under your pillow for quite a while! :-) On the other hand, if you do intend to build graphical user interfaces, you need more, and then, I presume a more usual book might help. I tried it without books, and succeeded somewhat, but it was less easy. -- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
Hi - Haven't followed this thread. Sorry if this has been suggested before: After doing the Python tutorial and some Python reading, you may be curious about the modules inside Python. The hard and soft cover Python books available focus (understandably) on the modules their respective authors think would be most useful (they are!). However, there are many, many modules -- about 200 or so. You can find a description of all modules and examples of their use in scripts in the (eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library, by Fredrik Lundh, from fatbrain.com. Cost about $12US, if I remember correctly. There are about 300 or so sample scripts. You can find more info at http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm Charles L. Bowman François Pinard wrote:
David Porter <jcm@bigskytel.com> writes:
Since I am a beginner, I have started with Learning Python, but it might be too slow for you.
For one, when I started learning Python six months ago, I just went to the Python site `http://www.python.org', got the PostScript documentation, printed it all and bound it.
Then, I read the Tutorial, which only requires a few hours. I quickly glanced over everything, slowing down over the Reference Manual. I referred to both the Tutorial and the Reference at times, for a while. Yet, once you've got the essentials of the language, you should keep the Library Reference both on your work desk and under your pillow for quite a while! :-)
On the other hand, if you do intend to build graphical user interfaces, you need more, and then, I presume a more usual book might help. I tried it without books, and succeeded somewhat, but it was less easy.
-- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard
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Very good advice . I have down loaded two short tutoials instant python , and instant hacking - learninfg to program with python both by M. Hetland. They are short tutorials with instant hacking assuming very little programming and instant oython assuming some sort of previos programming. Both are very good and its nice to be able to read them over a week end , unlike a book that is several hundred pages. I aslo have orielys learning python , wich is much more extensive and orientated toward the beginer programmer. I hadent thought of downloading the refrence docs and lib docs , but will now do so after reading the above two short tutorials. What do the lib docs cover as compared to the refrence book ? and what have you used for access to an sql server ie mSQL or Postgres ? At 10:05 PM 6/3/2000 -0400, François Pinard wrote:
David Porter <jcm@bigskytel.com> writes:
Since I am a beginner, I have started with Learning Python, but it might be too slow for you.
For one, when I started learning Python six months ago, I just went to the Python site `http://www.python.org', got the PostScript documentation, printed it all and bound it.
Then, I read the Tutorial, which only requires a few hours. I quickly glanced over everything, slowing down over the Reference Manual. I referred to both the Tutorial and the Reference at times, for a while. Yet, once you've got the essentials of the language, you should keep the Library Reference both on your work desk and under your pillow for quite a while! :-)
On the other hand, if you do intend to build graphical user interfaces, you need more, and then, I presume a more usual book might help. I tried it without books, and succeeded somewhat, but it was less easy.
-- François Pinard http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard
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