[Tutor] failing to learn python

[Kent Johnson]

Payal Rathod wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to learn Python seriously for almost 2 months but have not 
> gotten far at all. Infact, it seems I have not understood even the basic 
> concepts itself. I know some shell, sed and awk programming.
> I have tried reading Learning Python - Mark Lutz
> Think C Spy
> A byte of Python 
> Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python
> etc.
> But I have not got anything from them. I am feeling that they are 
> superficial and do not touch real life problems. Also, not enough 
> examples are provided which can help newbies like me.

Hi Payal,

Beginner's material teaches the basics of the language. These are the 
building blocks you will use to solve your problems. You need to 
understand the basics like loops, functions, lists and dictionaries to 
solve most real-world problems.

When you have questions about basic concepts you can ask for help on 
this list.

You might like to look at "Python Programming for the absolute 
beginner". It is oriented to beginners and has many examples and exercises.
http://premierpressbooks.com/ptr_detail.cfm?group=Programming&subcat=Other%20Programming&isbn=1%2D59863%2D112%2D8

What kind of real life problems are you interested in? You might like 
"Beginning Python", it has several real-life projects.
http://apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10013

When you have questions about basic concepts you can ask for help on 
this list. We do best with questions that are very specific.