[Tutor] extramural papers in python??

[Thomi Richards]

I a;;ready know a bit ofg pascal, and even more C. I know the basics of
python, but i just wanted to do something which i would find
interesting... I have no idea where this degree is going to take me, so
anything is useful...


On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:25:41 +0100 Thus said alan.gauld@bt.com:

> > I'm looking for a single paper which teaches programming (first
> > year), which uses python as its reference language. My local college
> > uses pascal (yuck yuck), and then delphi. 
> 
> If you actually want to become a full time professional 
> programmer Pascal and Delphi are pretty good choices. 
> They will force you into adopting good habits that will
> be useful in any future languages you use. I still use 
> Delphi when I need to produce a compiled Windoze program.
> 
> However if you just want to learn to program for occasional 
> or personal use then Python is much easier, thats why 
> I wrote my tutor in it :-)
> 
> Alan g.
> Author of the 'Learning to Program' web site
> http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
> 
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