Newbie to python --- why should i learn !

[maxinbjohn]

Hi Raxit,

One of the the tempting features of Python is that it is fun to code
in Python. If you are really trying to learn python, you should read
Adventures with Neko (http://gnuvision.com/books/pybook/) . It is an
introductory book on Python programming for school children by Mr.
Pramode CE.

It is fun for children (when I tried it, me too liked it) to do
programming with Neko, the cat. I am sure that it will be a fun filled
learning experience for you.

Regards,

Maxin B. John

pistacchio wrote:
> Raxit at MyKavita.com ha scritto:
> > Hi,
> >
> > i was reading/learning some hello world program in python.
> > I think its very simillar to Java/C++/C#. What's different (except
> > syntax) ?
> >
>
> well, it's similar in the sense that it is a programming language. So
> you can say that assembly is similar to BASIC, but that both are
> different from finnish, but from a programmer's point of view, they're
> all rather different languages.
>
> > what can i do easily with python which is not easy in c++/java !?
> >
>
> generally speaking python is said to be easier to pick up for a pletora
> of reasons. technically speaking, it is not, for example, strongly
> typed, nor it forces you to use a programming paradigm like object
> oriented programming.
> This means that if you just want to see your name printed on the screen
> you can simply write:
>
> print "raxit"
>
> and get the work done. to understand it you just have to understand some
> basics like what is a string and what is a statement.
>
> in java, for example, it would look like:
>
> public class HelloWorld {
>       public static void main(String[] args) {
>           System.out.println("raxit");
>       }
>   }
>
> in short, to obtain the same result (limited to this case) you have to
> write 650% more code and you're forced to know what is a class, what
> namespace means, what is a function (and arguments) and what are methods
> and the dot notation and an array. not that you won't encounter all of
> them learning python, but you're presented with all of them, all at
> once, in the moment where you just want to write the simplest program.
> that's why a typical java beginner's guide starts with ditto examples
> and adds: "ignore everything for the moment". i hate when i have to
> ignore things of a code that i'm writing!
>
> the same applies to C# and, to a certain extend, C++ that is a much
> older language and present different learning problems.
> Now, what can you do with python? Virtually everything (network
> programming, game programming, server side scripting). In most cases, it
> would run slower than it would do with the other languages (even slower
> than the slow java). You won't do drivers or kernels in python, but you
> won't even code them in java or C#.
> the programs you'll write will mostly run on a number of different
> platform, like java programs. porting a c++ is a bit tougher. at the
> moment there is project (mono) that is porting the .net platform (where
> c# runs) to multiple platforms, but basically, if you write a c# program
> you're programming for windows.
> hope it helps
>
>
>
> > Tnx,
> > Raxit
> > www.mykavita.com