On 7/27/10 4:07 AM, whitey wrote:
hi all. am totally new to python and was wondering if there are any newsgroups that are there specifically for beginners. i have bought a book for $2 called "learn to program using python" by alan gauld. starting to read it but it was written in 2001. presuming that the commands and info would still be valid? any websites or books that are a must for beginners? any input would be much appreciated...cheers
Alan Gauld posts fairly regularly over on the python-tutor mailing list, as well as here. He has newer material on his website @ http://www.alan-g.me.uk/, and if you google 'python tutorial' you'll probably find more material than you can shake a stick at - from web pages to books (both online and dead-tree) to You-Tube videos.
One book that helps me out quite a bit is John Zelle's "Python Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science". Just be aware there is a first edition (covers python 2.x) and a newer second edition (python 3.x) - both available from Amazon.
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