Check out How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Python version). It's an intro CS text, so it may be a little basic, but it does a very good job of introducing all of the important Python concepts in a very easy-to-understand way. Dive Into Python is a terrific book, but it assumes considerable experience with some other language and PHP may not not provide enough of that to make it easily accessible.
Here's the link: http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/ Todd On Sat, 2007-05-19 at 01:52 -0700, chell wrote: > Thanks for the reply. I think I'll do the following (as I can't afford > books at the moment): > > 1. Dive into Python > 2. Django Tutorial > 3. Django Book > 4. A first project (maybe a blog) using the Django documentation if I > have to > > Does that sound good? > > > On 19 Mai, 10:24, Kelvin Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > chell wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > I'm a beginner to Python and Djano. I have some experience with PHP, > > > but that's all. > > > > Be ready to be blown away with blissfulness:) > > > > To get your feet wet with python you can check out Dive Into Python, > > freely available online:http://www.diveintopython.org/ > > > > While you can maybe "get by" writing Django apps without an in-depth > > knowledge of python, to do anything useful will be difficult. Plus, in > > my opinion, python is pretty fun. > > > > I guess I would recommend flipping through the DIP site while going > > through the Django tutorial and Django book. > > > > My learning path was: > > > > 1) Beginning Python - From Novice To Professional (2005) > > 2) Django tutorial > > 3) Django book (http://www.djangobook.com) > > 1/2/3) Django documentation (which is mostly pretty darn good) when > > needed, and either the python docs or the DIP site if I run into > > something I am unsure about. > > > > You can consider jumping into IRC as well if you haven't already. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Kelvin > > > > -- > > Kelvin Nicholson > > Voice: +886 9 52152 336 > > Voice: +1 503 715 5535 > > GPG Keyid: 27449C8C > > Data: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Skype: yj_kelvin > > Site:http://www.kelvinism.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
