newbie projects

[Andy Todd]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote in <3B5E4A67.FD4BE81A at engcorp.com>:

>fett at tradersdata.com wrote:
>> 
>> Uh I know this sounds knda dumb but anyoone have a job that they want
>> done cheap or for free that doesnt have to be done by a professional,
>> because im not one by any stretch of the immagination.  But i need some
>> type of project to do to help me hone my skills.
>
>Why not contribute your efforts to a worthy open-source project,
>like maybe one of the ones on SourceForge?  Giving your time away
>to a commercial enterprise would be silly, unless you are
>specifically hoping to turn that into future work for the same
>company.  And even then working on the open-source project might
>end up providing you more lasting value.  And fun.  (Just a thought.)
>

Couldn't agree more, just go to http://sourceforge.net/ and enter 'python' 
in the search box (oh, and then press the 'Search' button ;-)

You'll find plenty of projects there, some of which may (or may not) tickle 
your fancy. 

<shameless plug>
Or, you can just get involved with PythonCard 
(http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/)
</shameless plug>

Regards,
Andy

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