Where do they tech Python officialy ?

[Mike C. Fletcher]

NicolasG wrote:
...
> I'm planning to save some money and attend a course in any of the
> universities that teach hard core Python.
>
> Does some one have any suggestions on which University to attend ?
>   
In Canada, the University of Toronto is planning to switch all 
first-year Comp-Sci courses to Python this September.  Last I heard the 
University of Waterloo allowed Python submissions for most assignments 
in most courses.  But those are "learn hard-core computer science using 
Python" solutions, not "learn hard-core Python" solutions.

If you really want to learn hard-core Python, probably your best bet is:

    * read everything Tim Peters has ever written in comp.lang.python
      (this will take a few months), start with "import this"
    * read everything the PyPy guys have ever written (particularly
      Christian and Armin)
    * read and try to beat the more exotic recipes in the Python cookbook
    * read the papers from the various PyCons on metaclasses and the
      like, build a couple of dozen metaclasses and descriptors

But jumping into "hardcore" first might not be the best approach.  Many 
would suggest just learning "normal" Python first, *then* moving onto 
the hardcore stuff.

HTH,
Mike

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