The design of python was influenced by the ABC language which itself was meant
to be a replacement for BASIC. So the similarities you observe are not by
chance.
If you are looking for a free online experience that will stretch your computer
literacy, try this:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full
I took a look at the first four lessons at the first link, and I think there
must be some mistake-
this site is actually teaching BASIC. All these commands are valid syntax under
say microsoft
GWBasic or QuickBasic. But I think this Zed Shaw has been studying shell
programming also and got mix
I'd also recommend:
Learn Python The Hard Way By Zed A. Shaw
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
Online Python Tutor
http://pythontutor.com/
Take Care,
Sean Seaver, PhD
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Hi,
For those starters on python programming, I strongly recommend Hanns Petter
Langtangen's book "A primer on scientific programming with python". It
specifically targets the scientific programming, which we care about the
most. The only thing I am not sure is that this book was written using
pyth
Hello all,
Considering that many biologists come to the field with no background in
programming (like me) and want to learn a scripting language, I thought that
many young members of the community might find this useful.
There's an ongoing FREE online course "An Introduction to Interactive
Pr
