[Tutor] newbee needs direction

[Michael Waltemeyer]

Thanks Alan.
On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:37 PM, Alan Gauld wrote:

> "Michael yaV" <michael at yavarsity.com> wrote
>
>> Here is my problem and my coding knowledge consists of html.
>
> OK, The first step is to pause your project long enough to learn
> the basics of programming - with Python since you are asking
> on a Python list! :-)
>
>> I want to create a web base program that would output team standings.
>
> The second stage is to write the program as a non web
> application first. Keeping the novelty factors down helps
> when learning to program!
>
>> The only given will be the names of each team and their division (ie: 
>>  division 1, division 2). What will be supplied is the score of an  
>> event (game played between 2 teams), and weather it is a division 
>> game  (two teams in the same division playing each other) or out of 
>> division  game (two teams in different divisions playing each other).
>
> Sounds OK so far.
>
>> The output will then be, the team with the highest percent of 
>> winnings will  show up at the top of a list and the worst win/loss 
>> percentage team  will show up at the bottom of a list. Also, for 
>> out-put, their will be  a total of 7 columns beside each team name. 4 
>> columns for Division  play, a win column, a loss column, a tie column 
>> and then the win/loss  percentage column. then their will be 3 
>> columns for Non-Division play,  a win column, a loss column, a tie 
>> column.
>
> A good idea when trying to define this kind of thing is to produce
> a sample output form - in html since you know it already.
>
> < lots more snipped>
>> OK... how should I get started and how tough will this be?
>
> Its a pretty good aspirational beginners project.
> Not too hard for a newbie and easy enough to chunk up into bite
> sized morsels.
>
> But first focus on getting the basics of Python programming clear
> because otherwise you will wind up getting the details of your
> problem all mixed up with the details of Python! Stick to solving
> one problem at a time, so take a week or so out to learn Python basics.
> Then go back to the problem and focus on building a command
> line solution first. Once thats done its relatively easy to convert
> it for the web.
>
> For learning Python pick one of the Non Programmers tutorials
> on the Python web site and follow it through.
> [ If you pick mine to only need to go as far as the end of the
>  Basics section before returning to your problem...]
>
> HTH,
>
> -- 
> Alan Gauld
> Author of the Learn to Program web site
> http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld
>
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Michael Waltemeyer (yaVarsity)
michael at yavarsity.com