If you haven't already, you might go through <a href="http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkCSpy/">How to Think Like a Computer Scientist</a> (free version on-web, or buy a hardcopy if you want).<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Malcolm Newsome <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:malcolm.newsome@gmail.com">malcolm.newsome@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hey All!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m new to Python (and programming in general) and looking to soak up as much knowledge as possible while meeting some great people. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have any cool advice or challenges for a beginner, please shoot them my way!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All the best!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal">Malcolm</p></font></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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