On 6 Nov 2006 03:12:34 -0800, kaushal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 6, 2:54 pm, "Jorge Vargas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 6 Nov 2006 01:33:36 -0800, ArdPy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > kaushal wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > How do i start Learning Python,is there any reference material which I > > > > can refer since I dont have > > > > any programming experience > > > > > > Thanks and Regards > > > > > > Kaushal > > > > > Hi kaushal, > > > > > Look intohttp://diveintopython.org. Dive into python is a really > > > readable ebook...enjoyEven though that's a great book I don't recomend it > > > for non > > programmers I think thishttp://docs.python.org/tut/is a better way > > to start > > > > also I'll suggest you start learning other programming languaje before > > python or else this will be the only one you will code :) > > > > > -- > > >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > Hi > > Just wanted to know how is this URL > http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/ >
Dear Kaushal, I was going to recommend exactly that one. That is a very nice book, clearly written, not patronizing (some begginers books seem to fall easily into the patronizing mode), and covers a lot of ground. I think dive into python is a great book, but not the best choice if you have no programming experience. I also think that the tutorial by Guido van Rossum is not the best place to start if you have no programming experience. You can also go to: http://www.python.org/doc/ and, in particular, http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers. If you are looking for a "book I'll pay money for", I'd recommend "Core Python Programming", by Chun. It's a thick book, which will keep you busy for a while, and assumes some programming experience. It may be a good place to go _after_ you've gone through "How to think like a computer scientist" and, probably, have looked at some other material. Good luck, R. > Thanks and Regards > > Kaushal > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Ramon Diaz-Uriarte Statistical Computing Team Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) http://ligarto.org/rdiaz -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
