Use of python

[Gonçalo Rodrigues]

On Tue, 03 Dec 2002 15:27:56 -0300, rui rojas
<rojo_rui at SPAMMERS_GO_AWAYyahoo.com> wrote:

>I'm new at programming and I've been adviced to start with Python. I 
>have read the tutorials and understood the basis. I have anready been 
>able to make little programs but I still don't get the main point: what 
>kind of fun or useful things can you program (don't compare please, 
>remember this is my first language :O))? or, in other words, what do you 
>  people, program on it?? Is my problem that i don't know all the 
>modules, or that python needs to be complemeted with other languages or 
>what???

The only answer I can give you is to think of something you *would* like
to do, preferebly not overcomplicated, since you are just starting, and
then just go ahead and *try* to do it. This is probably the most
effective way to learn: by trial and error. In the process you should
scuttle Python's code base and generally all the internet resources at
your disposal and see for yourself how more experienced people program -
what idioms they use, how they organize their code, what design
principles they follow, etc.

With my best regards,
G. Rodrigues