[072] An introduction to Python resources - Part 1/2 (1/2)
in series: Resources for Python Newbies
video tutorial by Ian Ozsvald
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On-line resources to help you get started with Python programming. Here I introduce the resources I'd show to any new Python programmer. Note that the audio finishes abruptly at the end of the video - sorry about that!
Uploaded on 20th October 2006, running time 12 minutes.
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I reference the following resources:
- Python.org
- Tutorial and Beginners Guide
- Alternative tutorial (via the effbot's wiki)
- Dive Into Python book - the free web-based version
- ShowMeDo's Python videos
- pyWin32 for the PythonWin editor
- Nadav Samet's on-line Python Challenge game
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I am just starting to learn this. The recommendations help. I will comment once I get into it a little. kevin
very helpful, thanks
applause
Very informative about python. Clear, Concise and I will be referring back to this site in the future.
Thank you for your efforts Ian (and the rest of the Showmedo team)
Nice intro to resources!
Very gentle and nice intro...great work ...really appreciate sharing of knowledge in video format
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Very helpful . I hope that this will be updated.
Excellent tutorial - thanks for your great presentation.
Thanks for the videos :)
I thought this video was effective because it, unlike some other resources, does not make the mistake of assuming a new users is already knowledgeable to some degree. Sometimes its hard for an intermediate/advanced programmer to teach beginners. Not the case with this video, easy to understand.
The speaker also points the user to a few key places that seem like, though I haven't perused these sources myself, they explain very well. The tutorial was short and sweet, to the point, and listed resources that looked promising. Thank you very much for your help!
This video was very informative. It pointed me in the right direction, as I'm not just a novice to python, I'm a novice to programming in general. Thank you for your efforts. I find more and more resources like this on the internet everyday, and it encourages me greatly that people in the world are freely sharing their knowledge and expertise for the betterment of us all.
very good. helpful for those switching language
The links you mention look great. I've done some Python programming and will enjoy the Python challenge site.
Thanks
Nice intro to resources, and keeping the resources list up-to-date.
Thanks Ian. I'm wondering whether these screencasts can be edited at all.
While I agree that the Magnus Lie Hetland book is an excellent place to begin, I have found Wesley Chun's Core Python Programming to be far more satisfying in explaining the workings of the language.
Good set of vidoes ... i look forward to learning more python in the future.
Hi Ian,
Thanks for your video. It was helpful and I appreciated your review of the resources. I have recently started learning Python so that I can help my 10 year old son, who wants to learn to program video games. We're both really enjoying the learning process and we'll explore the resources you've recommended. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us "newbies".
Regards,
Scarlet
good refresher of the docs and and a few new webpages I had not seen before -Matt
Hi, just joined your Club :)
I liked the Video as it covered everything you need to know to get started.
greetings kh
Hi,
Thanks for your nice Tutorials, I have found them very informative and helping.
As English is not my first language and have little exposure to native English speakers. Hence I find it difficult [ say very difficult :) ] to follow, had to paly back again and again to understand a particular word / sentence you speak.
I was wondering if it was at all possible to have and option for tanscript of spoken words. We may not understand the spoken word but can easily follow up by reading.
I have no idea if it is doable or not, but I am sure this will help other non-native English speakers also.
One more benefit of having transcript will be that then text could be translated into other languages and with sound in other language, tutorial could be localized into many languages.
If that happens then I would love to volunteer for its translation into my native language Brushaski should you be interested.
Thanking you once again for all your hard work and for making it available free. We can not pay you but do remain grateful and pray for you.
Kind Regards,
Mashgoll Alam.
2006 ... out of date. The ShowMeDo website has changed ...
This is the first video I've tried on ShowMeDo. It is very good. I am not a programmer so I have started with O'Reilly's "Learning Python" 3rd Edition which is excellent in my opinion.It is based on version 2.5. Maybe you mention it in the next vid in the series.
Thanks for making this vid and the rest.
(Now version 3 is out. How does a beginner start? Not much material on v3 but learning an old version seems unwise...)
very good; like the whole series so far
i found the python.org details useful as well the book recommendations
I have wanted to learn Python for a long time. I wish I had not put it off so long and am glad I found your site. Great Video's so far and keep up the awesome work.
OK
Good video. Learning Paths are really great.
good video, wish I'd found this website at the beginning of Uni year, might not have failed my python unit 1st time round, sitting a retake in July so hunting for anything that will help.
Thank you
I am taking an intro to programming class using: (Raptor) for flowcharting and (Python 2.5) for code. I have a little experience in pascal and visual basic but always became frustrated with programming. I thourghly enjoy Python and have all the books you referenced in this showmedo. It was very well laid out and not too fast or too slow. One thing I would like to better understand are the Pythonwin, Rurple, and perhaps a guide on what to use for 2-D games versus 3-D games or GUI games. I am currently trying to make a casino program with Craps, Roulette, Keno, and Slots in a 2-D or written format or basic shell input: ie.
**********
Craps
**********
"Please enter your name: "
(Press enter to roll)
3 4
"You rolled a 7"
Winner
(Do you wish to roll again?)
Any advice on how you might write this or a Roulette program would be greatly appreciated.
Keep up the great tutorials
Ernie
very nice
seems very outdated.. but that does not hurt I guess...
since the domains stayed the same. :)
Great video. I was pausing it as I went to make sure I got new web pages up on the multitude of URL sites suggested. Keep up the good work.
Very Informative.
Thank you.
Good into! Thanks for the book references and how they've helped you. I confess to being a dead tree guy, best way to learn is from a book if the writer knows how to communicate. Always helps to get rec. from someone who's been there.
Surprisingly good quality video.
It's already a bit dated, but I'll check out the next in the series.
Fair for handholding a beginner.
Could definitely be way more in-depth than this, including concepts like user groups, forums, mailing lists, IRC or the like.
Thanks for the tips. There's a lot to look into.
Very nice intro and resouces. Thanks!
Thanks for the extra resources. I don't think I understood what the "unofficial" tutorial was for, so I never paid it much attention.
I like that you're not afraid to give some strong recommendations for texts. There are so many to try, this will save me time.
Thanks for the compliment :-) We'd love to have Python Series 60 videos! We don't have any at present but would love to work with someone to produce some.
I have always used Nokia phones and I've always wanted to see how to get Python running on the wee devices.
Are there any takers?
Ian.
superb site, but do you have any tutorials for Pys60. if developers can easily learn to program Nokia phones then perhaps mobiles will move forward leaps and bounds using Python.
Very nice, thank you.
I had found many of the sites, but not all.
I think the many sites and books can be a swamp for a beginner. Sure, list them all but suggest... start with this one. ( effbot's tutorial maybe ).
I think your style of telling things is simply wonderful. please keep up the good work. the resources and sites that you mentioned have been very helpful
Thank you.The viedo was very helpfull to me.
Thanks
I often see your vedios which is very great for beginner
Great video, I appreciate the information on resources as I personally am just "Diving into Python"...On my way to checking the second video in the series, thanks again!
This is great! I programmed extensively in APL 30 years ago and have decided to get back into it via Python. It's so helpful to have the commentary and advice.
Great Job! More of this!
sOra, you might also want to see my latest series, Python Newbies on XP:
http://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=pythonOzsvaldPyNewbieSeries
which could get you up and running with Python, showing you how to develop Python code with PyDev and IDLE, also debugging, refactoring and unit-testing.
Ian.
Hi sOra, glad you like them! Maybe you can give me some more feedback on what sort of other videos you'd like to see? I have time now to create some more, longer sets and I need some inspiration.
Ian.
Ian, I want to thank you much for creating these videos! I'm a complete "n00b" to python and programming in general, and your set of videos are very helpful!
Hi Forrest, thanks for the comment. A part of our original inspiration came from thinking about how much you can learn when you're looking over the shoulder of a fellow geek...that's what we've tried to emulate with this approach.
So good hear hear that you like it :-)
We have more videos coming, in particular I have a Python Newbies on XP set that is almost finished...
Cheers,
Ian.
Great video's. More than just helpful...but simply great! Almost like having a live live tutor right there be side me. This type of presentation greatly helps, and it's much appricated.
I really liked the video. For someone who is about to start learning python, I found this video extremely helpful. As Mark said above me, it demystified a lot of things. Keep up the good work.
I like the video. Having some exposure to programming Cobal and Pascal. I started to dive into VisualBasicStudio2.0 .. Wow I was in too deep.
Being an Open Source promoter I thought I would check out other options. I came across Python recently and your video is excellent. I found it full of good information. Now, I feel Python is a good place to start. I like the book suggestions. I would like to see a list of recommend tools and editors for a beginner. A starting point if you will. You did mention several in the video. Please Keep up the good work you are doing.
good video. very informative. I'm new to pc programming (rpg thru and thru) and things like this are excellent value.
Hi,
This is great. A wonderful supplement to reading books about Python.
Very valuable indeed, you have demystified an impenetrable area of Python programming for me. You have a good presentation style, clear voice, not too fast and not too many concepts at once. Well done, I hope you will do more of these. Thank you!
Hi Ian,
I liked your two videos on Python resources. You showed me some that I hadn't checked before. The only addition I would suggest is <a href="www.effbot.org">effbot.org</a>. This is Fredrik Lundh's website, and a major trove of Python informatio n.
Re the python beginners videos, I thought these were excellent and will be recommending them in the future.
As a 10 year python user, I didn't learn much that was new except the existence of ShowMeDo itself. The whole site looks like a great resource, well done folks.
quite good idea part II was a little superficial but -as you said- there is need to follow-ups on specific topics like django , turbogears, wxpython. on the whole quite pleased.
Nice video as always. You cover a lot of questions that programmers that are new to Python would ask. One resource that you may want to mention is the comp.lang.python group. I was having a problem with a program that I am writing and posted a question about it and received a response with a working answer in less than a day.
[Note from Ian - Eric, you've pre-empted me! See my second video where I discuss the community and the comp.lang.python newsgroup :-)]
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