[pydotorg-www] Do not recommend Learn Python The Hard Way to new programmers in the wiki

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 16.09.2015 13:00, Antti Haapala wrote:
> On 11 September 2015 at 23:43, M.-A. Lemburg <mal at egenix.com> wrote:
>> On 11.09.2015 22:14, Antti Haapala wrote:
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> The wiki page at
>>> https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers quite
>>> prominently recommends Learn Python The Hard Way as a newbie friendly
>>> material. However, despite being in edition 3 already, I found the
>>> book being of questionable quality, and not really good learning
>>> materials for anyone.
>>
>> If you can give us your wiki account name, we can make you an editor.
>>
>> Regarding the book, you are making some good points. I would always
>> recommend "Learning Python" by Mark Lutz to newbies. I wonder why
>> that book is not listed.
>>
>> The books listed on the wiki don't necessarily have to be all
>> freely available.
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> my wikiname is AnttiHaapala

I've added you as an editor.

Note that LPTHW comes up as one of the first links when you
google "learn python", so even making it less prominent on the
wiki page probably won't have much effect.

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