[Tutor] Complete programming newbie requires tutorial.

Hi,  all. I wonder whether you can help.  I've just subscribed to the list, so look forward to participating.  I have been using GNU/ Linux since about 1999, but am a complete newbie when it comes to programming. I bought the O'Reilly "Learning Python" book, but have struggled with it.  I note th

[Tutor] Hi.

Hi, everybody.  I've just subscribed to the list, and am armed with O'Reilly's "Learning Python" book.  I don't have any programming experience, but have been knocking around with linux for about 6 years.  After much consideration, I inally decided Python looked like the best place to start. I loo