Programming newbie coming from Ruby: a few Python questions

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simonharrison at fastmail.co.uk wrote:

>  'Clever is not considered a compliment in Python.' (don't know where I
> read that...)

"To describe something as clever is NOT considered a compliment in the
Python culture."--Alex Martelli, Python Cookbook 2nd Ed. pg. 230 (a
great book for learning by doing, after you have the basics down)

Do you have Python installed yet?

If not, consider

http://www.richarddooling.com/index.php/category/geekophilia.

You sound like a nonprogrammer (except for your Ruby experience), so
you probably want:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

Good luck! Have fun.

rd