Hello Group and how to practice?

[Cem Karan]

On May 31, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Anders Johansen <skov83 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Den søndag den 31. maj 2015 kl. 16.22.10 UTC+2 skrev Cem Karan:
>> On May 31, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Anders Johansen <skov83 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi my name is Anders I am from Denmark, and I am new to programming and python.
>>> 
>>> Currently, I am doing the codecademy.com python course, but sometime I feel that the course advances to fast and I lack repeating (practicing) some of the concepts, however I don't feel confident enough to start programming on my own.
>>> 
>>> Do you guys have some advice to how I can practicing programming and get the concept in under the skin?
>> 
>> Choose something that you think is small and easy to do, and try to do it.  When you have trouble, read the docs you find online, and ask us questions; the python community is pretty friendly, and if you show us what you've already tried to do, someone is likely to try to help you out.
>> 
>> The main thing is to not get discouraged.  One of the hardest things to do is figuring out what you CAN do with a computer; some things that look like they should be easy, are actually major research questions.  Just keep trying, and it will get easier over time.
>> 
>> Good luck!
>> Cem Karan
> 
> Thank you Cem Karan for your reply. I will try and follow your advice. I am yet to install python on my computer, do you know of any easy to follow instructions on how to do so? Where do I start?

Python 3 installers are here: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-343/  Choose the one appropriate for your system, and follow the instructions.  If you have trouble, write to the list.

Good luck,
Cem Karan