Hello. I am new to the mailing list and to Python. My knowledge of Python comes almost strictly from Nick Parlante's classes on YouTube that I've watched over the last week or so.
I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experience has been using Bash scripts on my Ubuntu system for the past half dozen years, and so far I'm not particularly convinced that Python has any advantage FOR ME over what I have been using. In my Bash scripts I make generous use of sed and grep, with the occasional use of awk -- batch renaming of files, pulling exif date information from (manually) downloaded jpegs and adding that date to the front of file names, removing url '%' coding on photos and replacing it with "real" text, and the occasional foray into network stuff in conjunction with vlc or netcat. By no means am I a pro with Bash - only in the last six months have I really began to understand how to use arrays rather than temp files - but I can usually accomplish what I set out to do no matter how ugly the coding! The potential cross-platform use of Python is probably one of the major reasons for my interest....tho' I don't think I write anything anyone else would want...and although, as I look at my Python code so far, it's definitely hard-coded for a Linux system :-p. So much for that reasoning.... But here I am - I am looking forward to learning from everyone, but keep the terminology as simple as possible, if you please - I'm only now beginning to understand what objects are....lol _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
