Re: [Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread Alan Gauld
"jeff witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > my brother (who is a programmer) guides me to ".net" languages, OK, Python is a .NET language too. > and i am not too sure why, .NET is the new Microsoft standard and their counter attack on Java. It offers a language neutral runtime environment that allo

Re: [Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread Brian Wisti
Hi Jeff, On Dec 5, 2007 7:30 AM, jeff witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > i have some questions about programming in general and python,.. Welcome! You have a lot of great questions. Tell your brother to relax. First off, Python is a great first language because it was written with an e

Re: [Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread Kent Johnson
jeff witt wrote: > here are a few questions that go through my head... > how does python get applied to a GUI? There are many possibilities, see http://wiki.python.org/moin/CategoryPyGUI Also you can use native window toolkits on Windows and Mac. > is > it accepted in the world of programmi

Re: [Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread taserian
Sorry if this isn't the right place for it, but today's xkcd comic strip is very apropos for the newly illuminated in all things Python. http://www.xkcd.com/ Tony R. On Dec 5, 2007 12:00 PM, bhaaluu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > On Dec 5, 2007 10:30 AM, jeff witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread bhaaluu
Greetings, On Dec 5, 2007 10:30 AM, jeff witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > i have some questions about programming in general and python,.. > my brother (who is a programmer) guides me to ".net" languages, and i am > not too sure why, however, he is getting sick of me pestering him wit

[Tutor] info, help, guidence,...

2007-12-05 Thread jeff witt
Hello, i have some questions about programming in general and python,.. my brother (who is a programmer) guides me to ".net" languages, and i am not too sure why, however, he is getting sick of me pestering him with my questions,.. i like the little i know about python, it seems to be user fri