[Tutor] Introduction

[Ray Jones]

Thanks for the welcome - I'll take a look at your recommendation.


Ray

On 08/18/2012 10:08 AM, Alex Clark wrote:
> Hi Ray,
>
> On 2012-08-18 16:36:40 +0000, Ray said:
>
>> 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
>
>
> Welcome! Based on what you describe above, you might enjoy `Text
> Processing in Python`:
>
>
> - http://gnosis.cx/TPiP/
>
>
> Alex
>
>
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