[Tutor] Hy, I'm a n00b to Python, have some questions

[Alberto Troiano]

Hey Alex

First of all welcome

I've been programming in Python for almost 1 year now and I think I can 
answer two of your questions

>1. Is there any decent forum were people are talking in python ?
You found one of them, here you have people willing to help each others at 
no cost.
Send an email with your problem and someone here will answer

>2. what about speed ? (any beginners question I suppose). Is it something 
>to
>be concerned about ? Does anyone know how it compares to PHP ? (for Java I
>allready know)
I have no experience in web Python but I do have experience with PHP, 
JavaScript and ASP.NET and I have to tell you: you can't compare PHP with 
JavaScript, PHP is server-side and JavaScript is Client-side so the speed is 
irrelevant because they are two different things. You can compare PHP with 
ASP. About Python I'm not sure if this is a server or client-side. This is 
the first thing I would ask.

>3. I want any usefull resources you can provide me with
You may want to invest in some books. Try searching in Amazon. I have one 
very practical called Python: Developing Applicattions
In fact this is a database book, but the aim is Python on web pages with 
databases
The autor is Sonu Mangla

Best Regards

Alberto


>From: Alex Nedelcu <bellarchitects at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: Alex Nedelcu <bellarchitects at gmail.com>
>To: tutor at python.org
>Subject: [Tutor] Hy, I'm a n00b to Python, have some questions
>Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:17:11 +0300
>
>Hy all,
>
>I am a Java/PHP programmer.
>I read the tutorial and I like the language. I am more interested in the 
>web
>capabilities of the platform (CPython).
>
>I have some questions I'd like to ask you guys:
>


>3. I want any usefull resources you can provide me with
>4. What's the hottest web framework right now that does not require an
>application server (meaning that it runs on fastcgi)
>
>Also, why is www.python.org <http://www.python.org> so ugly :) ? If I'd 
>like
>to point others to learn Python I would need a site that markets Python
>through eye-candy case studies, not some boring old site :). Just joking. I
>don't want to give examples of others. I am sure you guys know what I mean.
>
>Thank you,
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