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2006-08-26 Thread Alan Gauld
> newbie book, there certainly wouldn't be as many. but speaking of > learn how to program... is there a 2nd edition coming soon? :-) Unlikely. The sales have been steady (surprisingly so given its age now) but not exactly stellar so Addison Wesley aren't too excited about it I suspect. To be h

Re: [Tutor] Query to the tutor mailing list

2006-08-26 Thread wesley chun
On 8/25/06, Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > i put a significant number of exercises in "Core Python," some which >> > ... >> > there are about 260 exercises in the 1st ed., and the upcoming 2nd >> > ed. will have well over 300. i believe this is more than any other >> > Python book out

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2006-08-25 Thread Kent Johnson
Alan Gauld wrote: > However one badly missed Python resource that used to help > a lot was the Useless Python web site. Alas it seems to have > dissappeared fromthe web. It's back! http://www.uselesspython.com/ Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@py

Re: [Tutor] Query to the tutor mailing list

2006-08-25 Thread Alan Gauld
> i put a significant number of exercises in "Core Python," some which > ... > there are about 260 exercises in the 1st ed., and the upcoming 2nd > ed. > will have well over 300. i believe this is more than any other > Python > book out there. Certainly more than mine Wes! I got a lot of flack

Re: [Tutor] Query to the tutor mailing list

2006-08-24 Thread R. Alan Monroe
> On 8/24/06, John Fouhy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 25/08/06, Joe Gamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Anyway, would appreciate any comments on the idea. >> >> It seems like the sort of thing you find in textbooks or "learn to >> program" books -- most books of this nature have suitable exe

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2006-08-24 Thread wesley chun
On 8/24/06, John Fouhy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25/08/06, Joe Gamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anyway, would appreciate any comments on the idea. > > It seems like the sort of thing you find in textbooks or "learn to > program" books -- most books of this nature have suitable exercises

Re: [Tutor] Query to the tutor mailing list

2006-08-24 Thread John Fouhy
On 25/08/06, Joe Gamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyway, would appreciate any comments on the idea. It seems like the sort of thing you find in textbooks or "learn to program" books -- most books of this nature have suitable exercises at the end of each chapter, or spread throughout each chapt

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2006-08-24 Thread Joe Gamman
hi,long time lurker, first time poster. i apologise in advance if this has come up before and i haven't seen it.i'm interested in learning python purely as an intellectual excercise - writing small scripts in a 'crossword puzzle per day' kind of thing (i have a long train commute ;-).  if i get to