[Tutor] Introduction

[Ray]

Hello. I am new to the mailing list and to Python. My knowledge of
Python comes almost strictly from Nick Parlante's classes on YouTube
that I've watched over the last week or so.

I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experience
has been using Bash scripts on my Ubuntu system for the past half dozen
years, and so far I'm not particularly convinced that Python has any
advantage FOR ME over what I have been using.

In my Bash scripts I make generous use of sed and grep, with the
occasional use of awk -- batch renaming of files, pulling exif date
information from (manually) downloaded jpegs and adding that date to the
front of file names, removing url '%' coding on photos and replacing it
with "real" text, and the occasional foray into network stuff in
conjunction with vlc or netcat. By no means am I a pro with Bash - only
in the last six months have I really began to understand how to use
arrays rather than temp files - but I can usually accomplish what I set
out to do no matter how ugly the coding!

The potential cross-platform use of Python is probably one of the major
reasons for my interest....tho' I don't think I write anything anyone
else would want...and although, as I look at my Python code so far, it's
definitely hard-coded for a Linux system :-p. So much for that reasoning....

But here I am - I am looking forward to learning from everyone, but keep
the terminology as simple as possible, if you please - I'm only now
beginning to understand what objects are....lol