[Tutor] Interested in learning Python

[Dave Angel]

(Your message suddenly appeared here today, after four days in limbo)


On 05/11/2013 08:50 AM, Raymond Jackson wrote:
> Hello My name is Raymond Jackson I am currently on your tutorial site

Be explicit.  There are lots of tutorial sites around.  Perhaps you mean 
  http://docs.python.org/tutorial/
or http://www.alan-g.me.uk/


> and trying to teach my self this new language I haven't done this before
> so i'm open to any suggestions going about this
>

Many people are new to Python, but have programmed in one or ten other 
languages.  Others are entirely new to programming, but very proficient 
with a computer, both with applications and the commandline.  Still 
others know nothing about computers other than how to find a web page.

Describe yourself a little better, and somebody will have a suggestion 
that'll help you at your particular level.  Part of that description 
will include your OS, and the version of Python you're trying to use.


Generically speaking, find a tutorial that fits your level, and that 
matches the version of Python you're experimenting on (2.x or 3.x), and 
dig in.  Do all the exercises, and don't skip ahead if you don't 
understand something.  Either study it till you do, or ask a question 
somewhere.  At the least, make an explicit note, so you'll know what to 
come back to, to fill in the gaps.

Still generically, find an interactive environment that you're 
comfortable with, and experiment.  Python is especially good at that, in 
that you can fire up the interpreter by just typing  python3.3  or 
similar at the shell prompt.

-- 
DaveA