On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 5:41 PM, William Stewart <williamjstew...@rogers.com > wrote:
> thanks I havent learned anything about prgramming its a computer sicence > class, I will try the links > thanks again > > --- On *Mon, 1/30/12, Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Joel Goldstick <joel.goldst...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Tutor] New user Knows nothing about python I Need HELP > To: "Jerry Hill" <malaclyp...@gmail.com> > Cc: "William Stewart" <williamjstew...@rogers.com>, tutor@python.org > Date: Monday, January 30, 2012, 3:00 PM > > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:21 PM, Jerry Hill > <malaclyp...@gmail.com<http://ca.mc886.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=malaclyp...@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:02 PM, William Stewart > > <williamjstew...@rogers.com<http://ca.mc886.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=williamjstew...@rogers.com>> > wrote: > >> I have no Idea how to start this task I have never used ANY programming > programs before And I dont Know the language either > >> The online help files from python Did not help a bit > > > > > > Here's a few resources that might get you started. > > > > First, if you haven't seen it, I found the official python tutorial to > > be a great place to start: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ That may > > assume more familiarity with programming in general than you are > > comfortable with, though. > > > > In that case, you might be interested in a whole bunch of resources > > designed to teach python to people who haven't done any programming at > > all: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers > > > > Once you're a bit more comfortable, there are a ton more documentation > > aimed at learning python for people who are already somewhat familiar > > with other programming languages: > > http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers > > > > Hope that helps some, > > Jerry > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - > > Tutor@python.org<http://ca.mc886.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Tutor@python.org> > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > From the nature of your question, I am guessing you are taking a class > and this is homework? If so, can you tell us what you have learned so > far or what topics have been covered in your class? > > If this just for general interest. the resources above are a good start > > > -- > Joel Goldstick > > William, First, reply to all so that the group sees your response. Second, aside from the reading, find a classmate or two who are feeling like you are. python has an interactive shell that you get to by just typing python from a terminal prompt. When you go through a tutorial or examples, try things out in the shell. You'll learn a lot that way -- Joel Goldstick
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