[TriZPUG] Python class for beginner

[Philip Semanchuk]

On May 19, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Clark, Tom wrote:

> I'm in an apparently similar position as you, Nick--wanting  
> beginning Python instruction--though I'm not yet a sysadmin; I'm  
> just aiming to run a Plone site,
>
> I think there's some useful stuff at www.showmedo.com.  It's cheap,  
> some of it free.  I should say that their bottom line advice for  
> Python beginners seems to be '...go through the tutorial at http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html'
>
>
> My .02  ...I'd be interested in other responses.

The tutorial is useful but I've always felt that there's a gap between  
the tutorial and the standard library reference that's unfilled in the  
standard Python docs.


Don't overlook Dive Into Python (http://www.diveintopython.org/); I  
found it very valuable.


Good luck

P



> -----Original Message-----
> From: trizpug-bounces at python.org on behalf of Nick Goldwater
> Sent: Mon 5/19/2008 11:20 AM
> To: trizpug at python.org
> Subject: [TriZPUG] Python class for beginner
>
> Would anyone be interested in giving a few into classes on Python or  
> possibly tutoring? I currently write (mainly sysadmin) scripts in  
> Bash and have been interested in learning Python but there do not  
> seem to be classes that one can simply take. (Or at least I have not  
> found them) I have looked at some of the manuals and HowTo docs  
> however I have found that I learn and retain what I have learned  
> better in a interactive environment. For example, I may not know the  
> appropriate question to ask but someone else may intuit or simply  
> ask the relevant question.
>
> Sans the availability of anyone to offer such a service, my fall  
> back is asking for the recommendation of the "best" source of  
> beginner information.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nick
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