Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-12 Thread Matthew Ngaha
> Hi, > > I'm completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so > far has pointed me to Python. I was just hoping to get some input as to where > I might start. > Start with Python programming for the absolute beginner Great author. The book gives you lots of exercises a

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-12 Thread Russel Winder
On Tue, 2014-02-11 at 23:25 +, Bob Williams wrote: […] > I'm also a noob. In addition to all the excellent recommendations > already posted, I would suggest setting yourself a task to solve in > python. It's far more interesting than working through the examples in > most books - the challenge

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-12 Thread Bob Williams
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/02/14 00:58, Dave Angel wrote: > Bob Williams Wrote in message: > > >> to slice those lines to get the artist and album names into a >> list. >> >> So far, so good but my output contains duplicates, so my final >> task is to work out how to g

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-11 Thread Dave Angel
Bob Williams Wrote in message: > to slice those lines to get the artist and album > names into a list. > > So far, so good but my output contains duplicates, so my final task is > to work out how to get rid of them. > Hint: a set will contain only one of each item. So if you have a list o

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-11 Thread Bob Williams
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/02/14 22:37, Altrius wrote: > Hi, > > I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have > read so far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: > All I know is that a programming language is a medium for a human > to

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-10 Thread Pierre Dagenais
On 14-02-09 05:37 PM, Altrius wrote: > Hi, > > I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so > far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: All I know is that a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. After that I’

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread Alan Gauld
On 09/02/14 22:37, Altrius wrote: I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so far has pointed me to Python. Its still one of the best choices for learning. Other languages are easier to get started with but then you can't go any further. Python lets you keep on

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread spir
On 02/09/2014 11:37 PM, Altrius wrote: Hi, I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: All I know is that a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. After that I’m kinda

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread Dave Angel
Altrius Wrote in message: > Hi, > > I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so > far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: All I know is that > a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. > After that I’m k

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread Danny Yoo
Hi Altrius, Welcome! You might start by looking at some of the learning resources at python.org. As a beginner, you'll probably want to look at: https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide Feel free to ask questions here. Good luck! ___ Tutor mailli

Re: [Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Feb 9, 2014 5:37 PM, "Altrius" wrote: > > Hi, > > I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: All I know is that a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. After that I’m k

[Tutor] Recommendation For A Complete Noob

2014-02-09 Thread Altrius
Hi, I’m completely new to programming in general and everything I have read so far has pointed me to Python. I’ll put this another way: All I know is that a programming language is a medium for a human to tell a computer what to do. After that I’m kinda lost. I was just hoping to get some input