[Tutor] Newbie question concerning text covering multiple lines

[Kent Johnson]

Guba Castro wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I recently started teaching myself Python with Michael Dawson's 'Python
> Programming for the Absolute Beginner'.
> 
> My problem is that I am running Python 2.5 under Linux while the book is
> based on Python 2.2.3. Apparently this means that I cannot just follow
> the programming examples the author gives.

You should be able to use the book with Python 2.5. Python releases 
rarely break old code, rather they add new capabilities. What kinds of 
trouble are you having? If you tell us the specific problems you are 
running into we can help.

> While I like the book and intent to continue using it, I was wondering
> which online resources I should consult in order to bridge the gap. So
> far I am stuck with the Python Tutorial at http://docs.python.org/tut/
> which, however, doesn't care too precisely to my needs.
> 
> Would you happen to have any suggestions for me?

Each Python release includes a What's New document that describes the 
changes in that release. You can find them by clicking on each version 
number here:
http://www.python.org/doc/versions/

Several good beginners tutorials are listed here:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

Kent

Kent