[Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?

[wesley chun]

luis,

thanks for the kind words... i am glad that i am able to help you with
developing your Python programming skills. you are indeed "taking it
to the next level" by adding more to the problem without me asking you
to. i think that's great!

i am a software engineer by profession, which doesn't leave me much
time to write, although i do enjoy it whenever i'm *not* coding. :-)
the best thing i can do as a writer is to meld together the different
perspectives as a programmer, a teacher, and writer, and put it all
together in a way that's easily digestable for people.

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i have 2 other books (at the moment), one of which is a DVD version of
"Core Python Programming" which is called "Python Fundamentals." it is
a DVD containing a PowerPoint presentation with my narration that
covers the core part of the book. you can download a free video from
it by going to http://corepython.com and clicking on the "Python
Fundamentals" link, then choose the sample video link to the left.

the other book is called "Python Web Development with Django," a book
on which i helped two excellent gentlemen put together a great
tutorial to learning how to create web applications using Django. it
is a very user-friendly book but has enough useful examples to make
that knowledge very useful.
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at some point, i may work on other books, but for the near future, the
only thing on my writing list is thinking about a 3rd edition of Core
Python... possibly within the next couple of years.

best regards!
-- wesley
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"Python Web Development with Django", Addison Wesley, (c) 2009
http://withdjango.com

wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com
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cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca
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On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 12:49 AM, Luis Galvan<cynicalairrick at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mr. Chun, thank you so much for your plug!  I had no idea such a prestiged
> author as yourself would respond to my question, but I'm glad you did!  I
> checked out a copy of your book from my public library (I'll need to
> purchase a copy eventually though)  and the exercises are definitely helping
> a TON with getting my mind "thinking like a programmer".  I'm barely in the
> excercises section in Part I Chapter 2 and I'm already amazed at your
> ability to encourage the mind to think!  Personally, I'm loving your
> exercises so much, that they really are motivating me to "expand" on what
> you asked for.  Take the small script where you challenge us to create a
> "negative, postive, and zero number detecter".  I'm enjoying playing around
> with it by adding exceptions and elif statements here and there.  Thank you
> Mr. Chun, you really answered my question in its entirety. :)  Have you
> written any other books on programming by any chance, or can we expect any
> in the future?  I really love your work!