[ale] good python tutorial

[Charles Shapiro]

Ooh, Project Euler is extremely pernicious.  I'm currently kind of
stuck on 18, 'cause I want to find a non-brute-force way to do it.


-- CHS


On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:17 AM,  <jcpilman at gmail.com> wrote:
> MIT has a long list of OpenCourseWare including:
> 6.189 A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python
> http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2010/
> I have not checked it out yet because I am currently taking another
> online programming course from Harvard. I believe the lectures are
> available in video, maybe on youtube.
>
> I was at the pyatl meeting last night. The topic "Fun ways to learn
> more Python" reviewed the websites:
> http://projecteuler.net/  - not python specific, but a lot of python
> solutions here
> and
> http://www.pythonchallenge.com/
>
> The speaker also recommended the IRC python  channel on freenode.
>
> ...John
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com> wrote:
>> wolf at wolfhalton.info wrote:
>>> Here is a python tutorial I wrote and use every quarter as part of my
>>> Intro to programming.
>>> There are other good tutorials on the web - byteofpython.info is a very
>>> concise little book, and pretty useful.
>>
>> Thank you sir.
>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> *From*: Geoffrey <lists at serioustechnology.com
>>> <mailto:Geoffrey%20%3clists at serioustechnology.com%3e>>
>>> *Reply-to*: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux! <ale at ale.org>
>>> *To*: ALE <ale at ale.org <mailto:ALE%20%3cale at ale.org%3e>>
>>> *Subject*: [ale] good python tutorial
>>> *Date*: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:15:43 -0400
>>>
>>> Hey folks, I'm looking for a good python tutorial for a college student.
>>>   My daughter, sophomore at GA Tech ( THWG! :) ) is a Biology major, but
>>> is required to take one CS class.  Any pointers would be greatly
>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Until later, Geoffrey
>>
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