Simon Brunning wrote: > On 14/11/05, john boy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have started out trying to learn Python for my first programming language. > > I am starting off with the book "how to think like a computer scientist." > > I spend about 4-5 hrs a day trying to learn this stuff. It is certainly no > > easy task. I've been at it for about 1-2 weeks now and have a very > > elementary picture of how Python works. I am teaching myself from home and > > only recieve help from this forum. Can anybody give me a timeframe as to > > how long it usually takes to pick something like this up, so I can maybe > > figure out a way to pace myself? I can dedicate a good amount of time to it > > everyday. Any advice on what is the best way to learn Python? I am a > > fairly educated individual with a natural sciences degree (forestry), so I > > also have a decent math background. Are there any constraints > > mathematically or logic "wise" that would prevent me from building a firm > > grasp of this language? > > Keep at it. > > Everyone is different, so don't worry about how long it takes you vs. > how long others might take. If you have no programming background, > there's a lot to learn. Using Python is a good choice, I think, 'cos > it gets a lot of extranious crud that many other languages insist on > out of your way, but there's still a lot to learn. > > The best way to learn? Go through the tutorials - but if you get an > idea for a mini-project of your own, don't be afraid to dive off and > give it a go. Try to solve you own problems for a while, 'cos that's a > valuable skill, but don't get to the point of frustration. Ask for > help here or on the tutor mailing list[1]. > > And have fun. > > [1] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > -- > Cheers, > Simon B, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/
Here's another reference: http://www.awaretek.com/tutorials.html Tutorials are sorted by type, and the first type is 'beginners' but it really depends on the level of hand-holding you wish. Your background suggest that you should look at something like Richard Baldwin's Learn to Program Using Python (no programming experience required)... Good luck. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
