Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-08 Thread Hansen, Mike
>Subject: Re: [Tutor] New to pythong >Hello everybody: > >I am new to this mailing list, and it said that i could the simplest of questions. So i was wondering if anyone could be so kind as to e-mail me a project idea or something to go out an learn to do in python. I don't k

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread FT
Hello everybody: I am new to this mailing list, and it said that i could the simplest of questions. So i was wondering if anyone could be so kind as to e-mail me a project idea or something to go out an learn to do in python. I don't know any languages, but i am definitely not computer illiter

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread FT
Hi! Yes, Mark had something to say, and so did Alan. Games are a good start, also a home need, or a business need. The way I started Python was games. The Yhatzee game, then my Star Trek game, converted over from the original basic game. Then the battleship game, the board game,

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread bhaaluu
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Jeremiah Stack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everybody: > > I am new to this mailing list, and it said that i could the simplest of > questions. So i was wondering if anyone could be so kind as to e-mail me a > project idea or something to go out an learn t

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread Nick Scholtes
Thanks for the info on the Think Python book, and thanks Jeremiah, for posing this question. That book is one of the best Python learning resources I've yet found! Makes it really easy to understand! Nick On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Marc Tompkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 7,

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread Alan Gauld
"Marc Tompkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote First of all, I mean no offense to the OP. However, this question comes up a lot on this list, and it always bugs me. People decide they want to learn Python, and then ask strangers to give them a reason to do it. I know what you mean Marc but I do

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread Marc Tompkins
On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Jeremiah Stack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everybody: > > I am new to this mailing list, and it said that i could the simplest of > questions. So i was wondering if anyone could be so kind as to e-mail me a > project idea or something to go out an learn t

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread Monika Jisswel
you can start with stuff you need like, for example write a program that scans your hard disk & tells you the details about pdf, jpg, zip, avi files that you have, with creation date and sizes. when you need help write us. ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@py

Re: [Tutor] New to pythong

2008-07-07 Thread W W
A quick google search for "Python tutorial" will yeild several results. I recommend "Think Python" - http://greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ HTH, Wayne On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Jeremiah Stack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everybody: > > I am new to this mailing list, and it said