[sage-support] Re: python question

Nice thread about where to start with Python :) Anyway, I recently to a look at the sage doc page, and I realized that something had changed (I normally have the docs saved offline). The book "Python Scripting for Computational Science" by Hans Petter Langtangen

[sage-support] Re: python question

The von Rossum tutorial is definitely the place to start. For some reason I don't really like the O'Reilly books on python, even though I am usually a fan. I found Core Python Programming by Wesley Chun quite helpful and easy to read; I suppose most sage developers might consider it dumbed-down

[sage-support] Re: python question

On Jan 15, 2008 11:35 AM, John Cremona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the hints. I did look at "Dive into..." a while back (it > is recommended on the Sage website after all) but for some reason did > not get on with it (the very frist "complete, working Python program" > just left me

[sage-support] Re: python question

Thanks for the hints. I did look at "Dive into..." a while back (it is recommended on the Sage website after all) but for some reason did not get on with it (the very frist "complete, working Python program" just left me cold), so I got the basics from the online Puthon tutorial (which I do recom

[sage-support] Re: python question

On Jan 15, 2008 10:12 AM, John Cremona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kevin, > > I have been taking the same plunge (and prbably for the same reason). > It's not clear whether knowing C++ well was a help or a hindrance. I > have just read the book "Learning Python" by Lutz, published by > O'Reill

[sage-support] Re: python question

Kevin, I have been taking the same plunge (and prbably for the same reason). It's not clear whether knowing C++ well was a help or a hindrance. I have just read the book "Learning Python" by Lutz, published by O'Reilly, and found it pretty good. At least, I knew immediately why your progam did