I might be taking a job for which there is a need for some python programming, I'm decent at it but no export. I'm sure this question has been asked before but is there some on-line training course leading to a "certificate of completion" so I prove at least a minimal level of Python knowledge instead of just saying "yeah, I know Python". The only thing I've found is this BrainBench but it's 1.5 -- http://www.brainbench.com/xml/bb/common/testcenter/taketest.xml?testId=443 Any other recommendation? Thanks! Eric http://www.xmlelves.com/community
Any other recommendation?
I'll start that I'm travelling this week so weight was a consideration.. I bought two books so far: Python Phrasebook by Brad Dayley, it looks like it's from Sams Publishing. I love that it starts with only a very simple reference and then launches into examples, the whole book is short examples. Very smart, just like a phrasebook for brushing up on practical German or something. And Python Pocket Reference from O'Reilly -- http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonpr3/ "Updated to cover Python 2.4, Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition is the perfect on-the-job reference. For experienced Python developers, this book is a compact toolbox that delivers need-to-know information at the flip of a page. This third edition also includes an easy-lookup index to help developers find answers fast! The Python Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition serves as the perfect companion to Learning Python and Programming Python." I'm not actually sure I have the latest version, it's so small I cannot find it right now in my hotel room :-(. Must be in jacket or something. But anyway I was tickled by the deliberate brevity and compactness, there is no author information for instance. It ends with "Always look in the bright side of life." in the Python tips sections which is perhaps the only digression, yet still practical as well. So this is the start of my "education", just thought I'd follow up and share. Eric http://www.mapvisitors.com
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Eric Frost