python is hard to learn without c

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I was working through Learning Perl when I saw an ad for a programming
internship in Python. I went out and bought Learning Python, brought it
to the interview, and got the internship, which lead quickly to a
full-time job coding Python. Learning Python is a great book; I've read
it carefully twice and I still go back to certain sections periodically
to bone up on areas of the language I haven't had a chance to use yet.
That said, I am really glad that I had read Learning Perl first. That
book (specifically the first 50-100 pages) felt much more aimed at
first-time programmers, and helped me with the concepts I would
encounter in Python.

FWIW, I agree with those who think Python an ideal choice for a first
language--it worked for me! It's just the orientation of the two
O'Reilly books I'm referring to here.

In article <zGI15.8$Gp6.2456 at dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net>,
  "jin choung" <jin.choung at gte.net> wrote:
> howdy,
>
> ummm, is there any book that you reccommend for a rank beginner?  that
> learning python book is REALLY not for beginners.
>
> thanks.
>
> jin
>
>


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