I found these Python koans, a port of a similar project in Ruby, useful in
finding out the basics of Python for the first time. You edit the code to
make the tests pass and it teaches you syntax etc on the way. Doesn't take
too long to work through.
https://github.com/gregmalcolm/python_koans
Che
I have learned a surprising amount on the beach over the years.
Usually I muddle through some technology during the rest of the year
picking up bits and pieces, then read a book end to end on the beach
and actually have time to grasp the fundamentals and a lot of best
practices, and I think "why di
>
>
> However, is fancy book learning the best method to learn?
>
> only recommended method if learning in the bath / on the beach ;-)
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However, is fancy book learning the best method to learn?
Probably not but it is the "average" method: it is tried and tested.
"Work on Projects" would be kind of ideal but requires at least some
skill already.
I'm aware of Dive into python and it's gold but I'm focusing more on
the real b
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 1:06 PM, René Dudfield wrote:
> all good book suggestions...
>
> However, is fancy book learning the best method to learn?
Although, of course, it's not an either/or. My preferred means of learning
is read a book and then try to apply it to something real.
Matt
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all good book suggestions...
However, is fancy book learning the best method to learn?
I always suggest people "Work on Projects" if their plan is to:
1. get out of the bedroom and work on projects.
2. work with other people on projects.
3. build connections to get paid work with python
The official Python tutorial itself is pretty great. I learned the language
(fresh out of Uni having studied Java) solely from it:
http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/
For completely beginner programmers it perhaps skips over a few things that
wouldn't be obvious, but for experienced coders
Hi,
When I came across python I'd been coding for a long time in a variety of
languages. Because Learning Perl had been a good book for learning perl, I
bought Learning Python. Hated it. Put me off python for years.
Came back to learn it again, and read through "How to think like a computer
scie
+1 for Dive Into Python.
Of course, if you wanted to learn about TDD in Python, then I'd have to
recommend "The Goat Book". Because I'm writing it.
http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/
On 26 June 2013 11:19, Mark Summerfield wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:48:05 +0200
> a.cava...@cavallinux.eu
-Beginner-Dawson/dp/1435455002/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372239604&sr=1-1&keywords=python>
>>
>>
>> All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's
>> something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled devel
I still like Dive into Python (http://www.diveintopython.net)
On 26 Jun 2013, at 10:48, a.cava...@cavallinux.eu wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any suggestion?
>
> I'm shortlisting few so far:
>
> Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNe
On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:48:05 +0200
a.cava...@cavallinux.eu wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any
> suggestion?
[snip]
> All they seem reasonable reading for starters, but I wonder if there's
> something else around that can be effective in bringing skilled
Dive into Python:
http://www.diveintopython.net/
Dive into Python 3:
http://www.diveinto.org/python3/
Both of these, along with Learn Python the Hard way, are suitable for
beginner programmers. I'm don't know of anything better for people who
are already experienced programmers in other langua
Learn Python the hard way
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:48 AM, wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any suggestion?
>
> I'm shortlisting few so far:
>
> Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil):
> https:/
Hi,
I'm looking for an introductory book in python: do you have any
suggestion?
I'm shortlisting few so far:
Python 2.6 Text Processing: Beginners Guide (Jeff McNeil):
https://www.packtpub.com/python-2-6-text-processing-beginners-guide/book
Head First Python (Paul Barry):
http://sho
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