[Tutor] Hello.
Daniel Yoo
dyoo@hkn.EECS.Berkeley.EDU
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 12:43:22 -0700 (PDT)
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Bryan Jeffrey wrote:
> Hello, I'm attempting to learn Python on the advice of a friend. I
> already know quite a bit of C++, and am interested in learning other
> languages.
>
> Is there a compiler for Python? Where can I find it? Where can I find
> a few *good* examples of Python source?
Dear Brian,
Good afternoon! You can get the Python interpreter at the Downloads
section in:
http://www.python.org/download/
You'll probably want to explore the rest of the www.python.org site, since
it has a LOT of information, introductions, and tutorials.
Python's an interpreted language, so you won't need to worry about
compiling stuff --- it'll automatically byte-compile if it needs to.
Since you've already had programming experience, I think you'll find the
official tutorial to be pretty good:
http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html
Examples of Python code can be found at the Vaults of Parnassus, which is
the Python repository.
http://www.vex.net/parnassus/
Also, when you install Python, it also comes with most of the module
source code. Source code has a .py extension, so you can look through the
Lib directory for "official" examples.
Good luck!