[PSF-Community] (no subject)

Sat Sep 26 03:24:46 CEST 2015

Hi,
Not everyone has a coder on standby to teach. And even then if you think a
programmer is going to walk you start to finish, then I think you need to
read Matt Gemmell¹s essay ³What Have You Tried²
http://mattgemmell.com/what-have-you-tried/ If you can find a good coder,
then a better approach is to ask them to be a mentor, vice a one on one
tutor.

I help admin 3 Python FB groups, we get more questions from people having
trouble with Code Academy: http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python than
all other sources of learning Python combined. It is a good place to
reinforce learning/practise it does not build a strong foundation of the
basic of Python or basic problem solving.

Here are some solid first steps video.
Coursera/University of Michigan https://www.coursera.org/learn/python ( for
brand new programmers)
Edx/MIT 
https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-mitx-6-00-1x-5 (
more challenging, but still intended for new programmers), this course is
also available self paced/not graded via MIT¹s OpenCourseWare
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-
introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/

Books freely hosted online:
Byte of Python http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/python/ also available as a
free pdf
Learn Python the Hard Way. is also online
http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/
Zed makes a disclaimer, that his book is meant for brand new programmers, it
can be slow but it is a source that many people have used. Millions of
visits.

Concur with Google¹s Python Class, particularly for those with existing
programming experience.

Paid Option.
I learned a great deal from Michael Herman, Fletcher Heisler, Jeremy Johnson
over @ Real Python, their Course, 3 books updated regularly. It was the best
$60 I have even spent on learning. They use an tested and true approach,
project driven learning.
https://realpython.com/
Derrick

From:  PSF-Community <psf-community-bounces+diek=bellaliant.net at python.org>
on behalf of Dedi Setiabudidaya <setiabudidaya at hotmail.com>
Date:  Friday, September 25, 2015 at 10:31 PM
To:  "Huguest E. Ayittey" <huguestayittey14 at gmail.com>
Cc:  "psf-community at python.org" <psf-community at python.org>
Subject:  Re: [PSF-Community] (no subject)

In my opinion, the best way to learn a skill is by asking one of our friends
who has the skill to sit beside us and let him/her tell us what to do.

Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:11:22 +0100
From: huguestayittey14 at gmail.com
To: siggi at bjarnason.us
Subject: Re: [PSF-Community] (no subject)
CC: psf-community at python.org

Thank you all for they replies,they will be of great help.I will try each
and every ones help and will get in touch with you once I have good
news.Guess what,I told a friend about python and he is really in love with
the idea of learning it.This help you guys have offered me will go a long
way to help the both of us.
Thank you pythonists,you are all really wonderful.

On 25 September 2015 at 19:48, Siggi Bjarnason <siggi at bjarnason.us> wrote:
> Here are some learning resources I've found useful as well
> 
> 
> Code Academy: http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python
> <http://www.codecademy.com/en/tracks/python>
> 
> Great beginner course, no prior experience necessary. Work at your own pace,
> takes approximately 13 hours to complete.
> 
>  
> 
> Google¹s Python Class  https://developers.google.com/edu/python/
> <https://developers.google.com/edu/python/>
> 
>  
> 
> Coursera.org also has some Python classes.
> 
> 
> Siggi Bjarnason, W7RTF
> PVT WSG
> siggi at bjarnason.us
> http://www.supergeek.us
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/siggib
> http://www.facebook.com/sgb007
> 
> "In free countries, every man is entitled to express his opinions and every
> other man is entitled not to listen."
> - G. Norman Collie
> 
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Matt Rasband <matt.rasband at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think you may be onto a good topic here, rather than asking for specific
>> things maybe we can expand this to be about learning resources for someone
>> new.
>> 
>> If you're entirely new to programming I've found that this book is pretty
>> solid (it's not only for kids):
>> 
>> - Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming
>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593274076/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_e5ybwb2BHG9JN
>> 
>> It helps you get set up and gives you a direction along with general
>> background you may need.
>> 
>> If you're not, perhaps something like:
>> 
>> - Learn Python the Hard Way: A Very Simple Introduction to the Terrifyingly
>> Beautiful World of Computers and Code (3rd Edition) (Zed Shaw's Hard Way
>> Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321884914/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_jxzbwb02K2E0B
>> 
>> 
>> On Sep 25, 2015, at 11:38, Huguest E. Ayittey <huguestayittey14 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I was thinking if there could be a bigger chart room where members can teach
>>> each other and sharer their experiences with others.I wish we had video
>>> chats and instant messages,not always introductions.I have signed up for
>>> python,downloaded it but I have found out it is the most difficult
>>> programmer for beginner who are learning on their own.I have been on python
>>> for about a month now and I still don't understand anything,and can't do
>>> anything with it.Please I think you have to develop python with video chat
>>> and video lessons where beginners can see and know what they have to do.It
>>> has to be interactive and meet the needs of the user not having the program
>>> just staring into your face like that,with out any use,wasting memory space.
>>> Please try to work on my view,
>>> thank you.
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