[Tutor] decisions, decisions

[Paul De Luca]

Dick,
     I too am a newbie, and have bought both the books you mentioned.
Being new to programming (besides a little basic/pascal/VBA/logo over the
years) I found Alans book just what I needed. If you are new to
programming this is a *must*. It teaches you how to program using python
as opposed to learning the python language itslef. Needless to say, with
Alans book, this mailing list, the python docs, useless python, I am doing
ok.  

Learning Python -read the first couple of chapters, personally I found it
a bit of a dissapointment for an Oreilly book. It made constant
comparisons to C, despite stating in the foreword (maybe back
cover) that it could be a first programming book. Keep in mind that I
didnt get past chapter 2...



Hope this info is useful.

 


On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Hermit wrote:

> I am an advocate for buying and using manuals for learning new things.  I
> am a complete newbie to Python, but I have been lurking on this mailing
> list for a couple of months now, and I am excited about learning how to
> program with Python.
> 
> I have been to local bookstores more than I can count and have settled on
> one of two books for Python beginners.  One by O'Reilly, of course, the
> other by the grandmaster, Mr. Alan Gauld (head bowed in reverence).  I
> would like to buy both, but at this time I have to settle for one.
> 
> Could someone more knowledgeable advise me on my purchase?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick Williams
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