[Newbie] How do I get better at Python programming?

[Steve Holden]

Anon wrote:
> I've gotten off to a good start for programming using Python (my first 
> programming language).  I can do the basics (different kinds of loops, 
> variables, functions), but I'm not too good with classes yet.  I've 
> written some really small programs just for kicks (most involve 
> statistics of different situations using random numbers).
> 
> I'd like to get to the next level, but I'm not sure how.  Are there any 
> suggestions for continuing to learn?  How did you guys learn?

Where programming's concerned it's never too soon to start reading other 
people's code, and fortunately there's a huge amount of Python about and 
available as open source.

I personally learned a lot by reading the Python library sources that 
come with most present-day releases, and by lurking on comp.lang.python 
and seeing what was discussed. Now I have less time I still lurk, but 
there's always something going on.

Finally, don't be afraid to think about problems you don't yet know how 
to solve. Stretch to grow.

regards
  Steve
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