[Tutor] Hello, couple of questions

[Keith Dart]

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, abruner wrote:

> Hello,
>    I am considering on starting to write programs and I was looking
> around at different languages.  Well, I was watching a ZDTV program
> and the host said how Python was one of the easiest languages to learn
> like VB.  I know its not like VB.  To tell you the truth, I have never
> programmed.  I know nothing about scripts or whatever.  So could you
> please give me some insight on what to do.

Go to the bookstore and pick up Robert Sedgwick's book entitled
"Algorithms in Python"...

No, wait! That book doesn't exist yet. ;-) 

Ok, how about waiting for the soon to be released "Learning Python", from
O'Rielly? That should get you started. Note that I can't give any
recommendations, or not, regarding this book as I've never seen it. But
it's probably pretty good. ;-)

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