Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-12 Thread Alan Gauld
"Michael yaV" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote person. I have taught myself HTML and flash by reading manuals and a lot of trial and error over the last 11 years. I have always wanted to learn a language like php, asp, .net but I never took the time to learn them. I have recently found Python and

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-12 Thread bhaaluu
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:12 AM, Ken Oliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids/ > > This sounds interesting to me, but I have not been successful at downloading > the text at the link above. The dreaded 404. Does anyone have the Windows

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-12 Thread Ken Oliver
>Don't be like most and put off the super timple tutorials. I had a lot >of fun (after reading the Core python books out there) with the kids >tutorial because it was just fun to play around and learn some python >/ work with some python in the process. Honestly I didn't learn >anything because

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-11 Thread bhaaluu
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Michael yaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, can anybody head me in the right direction with my endeavor? I've read 'Programming Python Third Edition' by Mark Lutz. O'Reilly & Assoc., 2006. ISBN 0596009259. It has a lot of stuff about doing things with the Net in

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-11 Thread Che M
Hi Michael, > Since my background is web, I want to learn Python and how it relates > to the web. I have been told that I need to learn and understand the > basics in "standard/general" Python before I move onto something like > "django" but really, how much Python do I need to know before

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-11 Thread bhaaluu
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM, W W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, my personal preference is using vi/vim (which you should have > built in on your mac, along with python). > > If you open a mac terminal window and type "vimtutor" at the prompt, > it should start the vim tutor program. T

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-11 Thread Python Nutter
repost as didn't reply to list first time: 2008/6/12 Michael yaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A little background on myself. I am a web designer so I am a Mac person. I > have taught myself HTML and flash by reading manuals and a lot of trial and > error over the last 11 years. I have always wanted to

Re: [Tutor] wanting to learn

2008-06-11 Thread W W
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:48 AM, Michael yaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A little background on myself. I am a web designer so I am a Mac person. I > have taught myself HTML and flash by reading manuals and a lot of trial and > error over the last 11 years. I have always wanted to learn a language