Programming newbie coming from Ruby: a few Python questions

[jitya]

simonharrison at fastmail.co.uk wrote:

> Hi all. I've been try to learn ruby for a few months but I'm about
> ready to give up.

Perfection is achieved only on the point of collapse. -- C.N. Parkinson


Welcome to Python , apart from the tutorials whenever time permits do
read this articles .

Why Python :                http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882
The Python Paradox :    http://www.paulgraham.com/pypar.html
Why I Promote Python : http://www.prescod.net/python/why.html

Regards
Jitendra Nair
Ensim India Pvt Ltd ,
Pune , India



 The available books either assume a programming
> background, or are out of date. Anyway, I think python may suit me more
> due to its 'theres one way to do it' philosophy (hope the quote is
> right)! Another quote that I liked was:
>
>  'Clever is not considered a compliment in Python.' (don't know where I
> read that...)
>
> In Ruby, there are many ways to do the same thing and cleverness seems
> to be held in high regard. These attitudes are not too helpful for
> beginners in my experience. Anyway, enough waffle.
>
> What books and tutorials are recommended to learn Python? The tutorial
> that comes with Python is great and has given me a good overview but I
> think I'd benefit from some programming projects, now I have a little
> understanding of how Python works.
>
> Ideally, I'd like a whole series of projects where I'm walked through
> how to go about writing real Python. The way I look at it, nobody
> learnt to build a house just from reading about building materials!
>
> Any other tips for getting up to speed with Python fairly quickly will
> be greatly appreciated.
> 
> If anyone can help, thanks very much