Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread David
On 5 March 2014 10:03, notbob wrote: > > I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python > the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it > OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob > questions, here? I'm a long time usenet fan a

Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread Mark H. Harris
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 5:03:13 PM UTC-6, notbob wrote: {snip} hi notbob, Get a good book on python3 programming {Barnes and Noble, Amazon} and please, start with python (3). Great book: & fabulous tutorial: Summerfield, Mark. Programming in Python 3: A Complete Introduction to the Py

Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 04/03/2014 23:03, notbob wrote: I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob questions, here? I'm a long time usenet fan and prefer i

Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:03 AM, notbob wrote: > I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python > the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it > OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob > questions, here? I'm a long time usen

Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread Michael Torrie
On 03/04/2014 04:03 PM, notbob wrote: > I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python > the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it > OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob > questions, here? I'm a long time usenet fan and

Re: Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread Tobiah
On 03/04/2014 03:03 PM, notbob wrote: I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob questions, here? I'm a long time usenet fan and prefe

Geezer learns python

2014-03-04 Thread notbob
I'm trying to learn python. I'm doing it via Zed Shaw's Learn Python the Hard Way. Sure enough, 16 lessons in and I've run aground. Is it OK for a painfully stupid ol' fart to ask painfully stupid noob questions, here? I'm a long time usenet fan and prefer it to irc. I've run Slackware for man