Beginning Python

[kaens]

On 6/5/07, abhiee <abhishekrane at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello , I have just begun learning python...and I'm loving it...Just
> wanted to ask you that how much time would it take me to learn python
> completely and which languages should i learn alongwith python to be a
> good professional programmer?...Now i only know C....
> thanx in advance!
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Speaking for myself - I've been messing around with various
programming languages most of my life (I'm 21, young...). I've done a
lot of work in C++, and a little bit in a whole lot of other
languages.

It took me around 6 hours to learn enough python to write a
non-trivial app with it. I've been working with python for a little
more than a month, and I'm starting to feel like I know the language
decently - I don't have to look stuff up as much - but I'm still
learning, as there's a lot to learn.

As for how long it takes to become a professional programmer using
python, I guess that depends on your definition of professional. I do
freelance work, and I'm currently working on a python project - and I
have relatively little experience with python, if you measure that in
time.

Keep a copy of the official docs handy, and always review your options
for solving a particular problem and you should catch on pretty well
in a relatively short amount of time.