Python documentation too difficult for beginners

[srinivas hn]

If you are really beginner in python you can look into the dive into
python,search as in google as the same its quite helpful for beginners.Also
you can go for the byte of python.

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On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 4:42 PM, jk <sanjo_ie at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've been coding in PHP and Java for years, and their documentation is
> concise, well structured and easy to scan.
>
> Others have mentioned this apparently for years (see:
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4046166/easy-to-navigate-online-python-reference-manual/4070851
> and http://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/python-library-docs-still-suck
> and http://xahlee.org/perl-python/xlali_skami_cukta.html).
>
> Compare for instance the differences in ease of use, and speed of use,
> of these:
>
> http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#open
> http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.fopen.php
>
> The former is difficult to find (try searching for 'open' in the
> search box and see what you get). It is simply a collection of
> paragraphs without strong enough contrast to differentiate the
> different parts - parameters, parameter values, return types,
> exceptions and related functions. It is slow to read and doesn't allow
> easy visual scanning.
>
> The latter has clearly delineated, standardised content areas for each
> of these without excessive text. It uses tables which are easy to scan
> for possible opening modes and allows users to contribute their own
> examples.
>
> Sadly, the use of restructured text by python doesn't allow a new
> document generator to be written - all existing documentation would
> need updating with docblocks or something similar.
>
> Has anyone else struggled while trying to learn the language? The
> whole documentation system seems geared towards people who already
> know what they're looking for and is close to useless for beginners.
> I'm not the only one who finds google an easier way to find
> documentation about python.
>
> Is there much chance that the Python maintainers will change their
> documentation system to make it more like Java or PHP? How would I go
> about trying to make that happen?
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