Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?
Robert, Emile, Malcolm, wow, you guys are making me blush while hijacking this thread! people are gonna start thinking i paid you off somehow LOL! :-) seriously, thanks for the kudos. since i'm a technical instructor, i wrote it not only from the software engineer's perspective, but also a teacher's, and i know that nothing can substitute for the experience gained when writing code in a language new to you. the OP hit it right on the head -- he watched videos and studied the syntax, but then what are you going to do with your newfound knowledge? gotta put it to use. writing a full-scale hardcore ap- plication, while effective, may get too large for your britches and may be easily abandoned, making you less likely to pick it up again later. the point of the short exercises is to get you going and to get comfortable in order to adequately *prepare* you for your first large project in your new favorite programming language! anyway, off the soapbox with me. if anyone wants to read all the good (and bad) reviews of the book on a single page, just go to the book's website at http://corepython.com and click on the reviews link on the left-hand side. best regards! -wesley ps. for those of you who already have the book, be sure to download the errata if you have an older printing... i had a long laundry list of things that the publisher didn't get to until recently. the latest printing of the book will have most of not all the cor- rections already made, plus i've just added brand new appendices on 2.6 and 3.x to keep it current -- the book was developed during the 2.5 timeframe. i'm working with the publisher to make these 2 appen- dices available to everyone who purchased earlier copies of the book. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Python Web Development with Django", Addison Wesley, (c) 2009 http://withdjango.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Robert Berman wrote: > While it is not a sales pitch, the book is excellent. It and the Python > Cookbook sit on top of my desk. Both are fantastic and pragmatic > reference sources. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:59 PM, Emile van Sebille wrote: > > +1 from a reviewer (vs. a reader/customer (vs. the author)) > :) On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 4:37 PM, wrote: > > +1 from a reader/customer (vs. the author) > > "Core Python Programming" is an excellent resource for learning Python. > I enjoyed the exercises - they force you to master the content vs. > thinking you know what's going on via a fast skim of the content. > > Highly recommended! ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
[Tutor] setup.py to Makefile
Hi, What would be the best way to convert a setup.py file to a Makefile? Regards, Martijn ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs
On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:40:19 +0200, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:59:47 -0700 >From: Emile van Sebille >Message-ID: > >>> but if you ever come across a copy of "Core Python Programming," >>>i've put lots of exercises at the end of every chapter. >> >> +1 from a reader/customer (vs. the author) > >+1 from a reviewer (vs. a reader/customer (vs. the author)) > >:) > >-- > >Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:33:16 -0400 >From: Robert Berman >Message-ID: <1247099596.3915.10.ca...@bermanrl-desktop> > >While it is not a sales pitch, the book is excellent. It and the Python >Cookbook sit on top of my desk. Both are fantastic and pragmatic >reference sources. >>> happy.append(me) >>> len(happy) 5 -- Angus Rodgers ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Fwd: thesaurus
>Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 04:12:55 +0100 >From: Rich Lovely >Message-ID: > > >Natural language parsers are one of the hardest things to create. I think the most famous illustration of this is the problem of parsing these two sentences: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. -- Angus Rodgers ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] setup.py to Makefile
Brummelen, M. van (ICT) wrote: Hi, What would be the best way to convert a setup.py file to a Makefile? Don't convert, simply run the setup.py from the Makefile Albert ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Fwd: thesaurus
"Angus Rodgers" wrote parsing these two sentences: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. Or the translation program that translated the expression Out of sight, out of mind from English to Russian and back with the result: Invisible, lunatic Alan G. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?
Wesley, You mean my check is not in the mail? Damn! Well, no more positive reviews for you :) Since you've stepped off your soapbox, I'll also mention your free hour long video hosted by Safari Books (you may have to signup for a free account to see the video). What is Python by CPP (Core Python Programming) by author Wesley Chun http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/DownloadAndResources/webcasts.php QUOTE: This one-hour webcast is ideal for technical professionals, programmers, engineers or students already literate in another high-level language that want to pick up Python as quickly as possible. No computer science background is necessary. In this webcast, leading Python developer and trainer, Wesley Chun, will help you learn Python quickly and comprehensively so you can immediately succeed with any Python project. Instead of focusing on creating applications, he will address the fundamentals of the language itself. I'm happy to hear about the errata - do you have a link? Malcolm ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] Python Tutorials: How to create useful programs after learning the syntax?
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:53 AM, wrote: > > You mean my check is not in the mail? Damn! Well, no more positive > reviews for you :) oh great, i'm in trouble now! ;) > Since you've stepped off your soapbox, I'll also mention your free hour > long video hosted by Safari Books (you may have to signup for a free > account to see the video). > > What is Python by CPP (Core Python Programming) by author Wesley Chun > http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/DownloadAndResources/webcasts.php ah, i wasn't aware that they finished editing it and put it online. thx for the pointer! > I'm happy to hear about the errata - do you have a link? http://corepython.com (click "Errrata" link on left-hand side) cheers, -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
