Learning to program

[Gary Capell]

"Jonathan" <jonathan at meanwhile.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

> Python seems one of the most
>suitable languages to start with. 

Agreed, but see below.

> I think the Lutz et al book is good at
>explaining the language to a newcomer, but I'd also like to find an
>accessible book that explains program design, clarity, debugging, data
>structures, etc in a Python friendly way. Suggestions? ("Programming Pearls"
>and "The Practice of Programming" are just too much book for my friend's
>needs and experience right now.)

Tricky. I don't know of books as good as "PP" or "the P of P" for beginners.
SICP doesn't count as I don't think most folks could teach themselves from
it. Maybe someone needs to write something like "The Little Schemer", but
for Python?