Help for a complete newbie

[gene tani]

Ralph H. Stoos Jr. wrote:
> Tim,
>
> After a little more research, I did find that out.  It is funny, but in
> the tutorial "Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python", it makes no mention
> of the indentation issue, at least in the beginning portions which I had
> read.
>
> This is an age old problem of learning.  Once you know something, much
> of it seems simple and the knowledge of it can become assumed.  One of
> the first things that should be done when providing training is to
> assess your audience.
>

There are only a few FAQ / gotchas lists for python <wink>:

http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_gotchas.html
http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/python_pitfalls.html
http://zephyrfalcon.org/labs/beginners_mistakes.html
http://www.python.org/doc/faq/
http://diveintopython.org/appendix/abstracts.html

http://blog.ianbicking.org/my-python-4k.html

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/02/05/learn_python.html
http://www.norvig.com/python-iaq.html
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/245
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/index.phtml/fid/199

http://amk.ca/python/writing/warts
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?PythonProblems