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Computer Programming for Everybody Using Python

Posted by chrisd on from the hope-you-like-whitespace dept.

Ursus Maximus writes "Python City, formerly known as the Python Liberation Front, is an attempt to further Guido van Rossum's dream of making computer programming accessible to any intelligent person. Featuring more than 20 detailed reviews of programming books,presented from a newbie's point of view, as well as links to 14 tutorials for learning Python, the site is a good starting point for folks interested in scripting. In addition, you will find an online interactive script for Choosing Your Own Programming Language, based on one's own preferences, expectations, and priorities, While the script is written in JavaScript, there are no apologies for any perceived bias towards Python ;-)))). You will also find several interesting and fun GPL'ed scripts such as askMerlin, an online, artificially intellgent Oracle; DecisionAnalysis, to help you make up your mind; and myGale, a webcrawler to routinely collect all online articles about Python. Add in a dash of Monty Python humor and newbies will find learning Python to be not only painless but indeed, fun!"

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  1. Python is great for training by freebsd+guy · · Score: 3, Interesting
    About a year ago, I was sentenced to do community service to get a nasty DUI conviction expunged, so (as a computer geek) I chose to help educate youngsters at the local middle school's computer lab. Although their existing course taught them Qbasic, I convinced the instructor (really, just the librarian) to pursue open source alternatives to the proprietary Microsoft-controlled language. I had recommended Perl but we agreed that Python was easier to learn and would be of greater use to the young'uns.

    The results were quite simply amazing: some of the more precocious students were writing GTK applications by the end of the semester. The slower students stuck to the prescribed assignments (the usual checkbook balancing software and such) - yet nobody had any serious problems learning the language because it was very intuitive. At the end of the course, we had the students design and implement a piece of software on a written exam, and I am pleased to say that nobody produced less than C-grade work.

    freebsd guy