Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

On 01/09/17 18:51, Raghunadh wrote: Hello Derek, I would start with this book https://learnpythonthehardway.org Raghunadh I cannot recommend anything from the author of LPTHW after he had the audacity to write this https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/nopython3.html about Python 3, in

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

I would choose to learn from The Python Tutorial: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/ On Sep 1, 2017 23:06, "Derek Smith" wrote: Hello! I am new to python coming from a Perl and Unix Admin background. I reviewed the site https://wiki.python.org/moin/IntroductoryBooks and would like to know

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

On 09/01/2017 01:08 PM, Chris Warrick wrote: > I would recommend reading the official Python tutorial [0] This > tutorial will explain the important parts of Python. It doesn’t spend > too much time explaining programming basics though. > > My alternate recommendations include Think Python [1] or

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

I would recommend reading the official Python tutorial [0] This tutorial will explain the important parts of Python. It doesn’t spend too much time explaining programming basics though. My alternate recommendations include Think Python [1] or Automate the Boring Stuff with Python [2]. On 1 Septe

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

Hello Derek, I would start with this book https://learnpythonthehardway.org Raghunadh On September 1, 2017, at 12:35 PM, Derek Smith wrote: Hello! I am new to python coming from a Perl and Unix Admin background. I reviewed the site https://wiki.python.org/moin/IntroductoryBooks and would

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

Okay, this reply makes it seem like I was really confused. My mail client did a weird thing, made it look to me like this question was on the Python webmaster list, where I also hang out - now it's resorted and I see it was already sent to tutor. Sorry about confusing anyone else :) And welcome!

Re: [Tutor] intro book for python

On 09/01/2017 07:42 AM, Derek Smith wrote: > > Hello! > > I am new to python coming from a Perl and Unix Admin background. I reviewed > the site https://wiki.python.org/moin/IntroductoryBooks and would like to > know which book(s) you all recommended for a newbie? Hi Derek, welcome to Python.

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On 29/08/11 19:29, Cranky Frankie wrote: - reading the huge quote file (hundreds of entries, two strings, author and quotation) in each time the program starts - loading the quotes into an array in the program If you just want a random quote find the size of the file. Generate a random number

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On 8/29/2011 11:29 AM Cranky Frankie said... I'm trying to decide what would be better: 'better' is subjective. On the one hand, you have a monolithic python program that consolidates data and program into a single source; on the other hand, you have separation of logic and data. Most ofte

Re: [Tutor] Intro

I think I will take a page from rantingrick and state facts without providing any sources to back them up :) >>But statistically women don't like computer games (and yes, I know some do, >>but among women they are statistically in a minority). This has been historically true but women gamers are

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On Monday 29 August 2011 19:02:29 Alan Gauld wrote: > To be fair, in the paper edition of my tutor I do use a Games framework > as a second case-study. I then use the framework to build a number > guessing game and a Hangman (and a Mastermind on the CD)... Now, I knew there was a reason I decided

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Cranky Frankie wrote: > I'm trying to decide what would be better: > > - reading the huge quote file (hundreds of entries, two strings, > author and quotation) in each time the program starts > > - loading the quotes into an array in the program > > I'd like to be

Re: [Tutor] Intro

I'm trying to decide what would be better: - reading the huge quote file (hundreds of entries, two strings, author and quotation) in each time the program starts - loading the quotes into an array in the program I'd like to be able to add new quotes easily, so that is a factor as well. I'm sati

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On 29/08/11 16:45, Lisi wrote: Is it just me, or is this a blatant plug for a specific book, and is it therefore Spam? I think its intended to be a plug for Python rather than (or as well as) the book :-) For what it is worth, I hate all those games. Alan seems to use address books (anyhow i

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Cranky Frankie wrote: > Hi Python tutor listers, as an intro I'll repost what I sent to my > Linux groups, since one of their members turned me on to you: Glad you're so happy with this book...did you have a question for this list? -- Brett Ritter / SwiftOne sw

Re: [Tutor] Intro

On Monday 29 August 2011 16:45:17 Lisi wrote: > Is it just me, or is this a blatant plug for a specific book, and is it > therefore Spam? Given that remark, I ought not to have included the full text in my reply. I apologise to our spam filters. :-( Lisi

Re: [Tutor] Intro

Is it just me, or is this a blatant plug for a specific book, and is it therefore Spam? For what it is worth, I hate all those games. Alan seems to use address books (anyhow initially). Now I can see the point in that. Lisi On Monday 29 August 2011 16:26:55 Cranky Frankie wrote: > Hi Python

RE: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

[Terry Carroll] >>> Does anyone know of any online resource that explains how to >>> interface to Microsoft Access via Python, where the intended >>> audience is someone who knows Python, but not the Microsoft innards? [Tony Meyer] >> These two pages are quite good: >> >>

Re: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

Tony Meyer wrote: Does anyone know of any online resource that explains how to interface to Microsoft Access via Python, where the intended audience is someone who knows Python, but not the Microsoft innards? These two pages are quite good:

RE: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

> Does anyone know of any online resource that explains how to > interface to Microsoft Access via Python, where the intended > audience is someone who knows Python, but not the Microsoft innards? These two pages are quite good:

Re: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

> Does anyone know of any online resource that explains how to interface to > Microsoft Access via Python, where the intended audience is someone who > knows Python, but not the Microsoft innards? There is an ODBC module that should allow you to spit SQL at Access. Alan G __

Re: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

You have to set up your Access database as an ODBC data source. I can't give you all the details but on my Win2k system if I go to Start / Control Panels / Administrative Tools / Data Sources (ODBC) that is the place to set it up. IIRC you give the data source a name. Then in the ODBC driver (th

Re: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005, Kent Johnson wrote: > A couple of minutes of googling for 'python odbc' finds the ODBC driver > that comes with win32all. It seems to have a fairly simple interface. > The download from this page has an example: > http://py.vaults.ca/apyllo2.py/D906422565 Thanks, Kent. I'm

Re: [Tutor] Intro for interfacing with Microsoft Access?

A couple of minutes of googling for 'python odbc' finds the ODBC driver that comes with win32all. It seems to have a fairly simple interface. The download from this page has an example: http://py.vaults.ca/apyllo2.py/D906422565 HTH Kent Terry Carroll wrote: Does anyone know of any online resourc