[Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move

2012-02-15 Thread Cranky Frankie
The book I recommend is Python Programming, Third Edition, for the Absolute Beginner, by Michael Dawson. It's Python 3 based. You go from knowing nothing to writing video games. I think it's great. -- Frank L. "Cranky Frankie" Palmeri Risible Riding Raconteur & Writer “How you do anything is how

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 15/02/2012 02:16, Tamar Osher wrote: Hello! I have finished reading some Python tutorials. My favorite tutorial is the official tutorial at Python.org. I am hoping to find a professionally designed, serious, university level book (with exercises, with a learning disc, and answers, and

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread Brett Ritter
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Joel Goldstick wrote: > Programming is all about doing it -- over and over.  I think Malcolm > Gladwell proposed that it takes 10,000 hours to get good at anything. > Its great to be smitten, but there is no shortcut. Jumping in because this is a favorite topic of

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:35 AM, leam hall wrote: > I will have to agree with both Wes and Alan, they provide great > resources. However, the issue you will face is three-fold. You need > to: > > 1. Write lots of good code. > 2. Write lots more good code. > 3. Show a whole lot of good code you've

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread leam hall
I will have to agree with both Wes and Alan, they provide great resources. However, the issue you will face is three-fold. You need to: 1. Write lots of good code. 2. Write lots more good code. 3. Show a whole lot of good code you've written. If you want to program professionally I suggest gettin

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread wesley chun
tooting my own horn, http://corepython.com gets good reviews too. however, it does target existing programmers who want to learn Python as quickly and as comprehensively as possible. it's not a good book if you're a beginner to programming or are looking for a pure reference like PER or Nutshell.

Re: [Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-15 Thread Alan Gauld
On 15/02/12 02:16, Tamar Osher wrote: I am hoping to find a professionally designed, serious, university level book (with exercises, with a learning disc, and answers, and an elaborately helpful website) that will carefully and surely guide me through learning computer programming with Python ve

[Tutor] specific recommendation for a Python book, to move from baby-level to intermediate-level

2012-02-14 Thread Tamar Osher
Hello! I have finished reading some Python tutorials. My favorite tutorial is the official tutorial at Python.org. I am hoping to find a professionally designed, serious, university level book (with exercises, with a learning disc, and answers, and an elaborately helpful website) that will