[Gllug] GLLUG March Meeting -- Update

[Rich Walker]

Pete Ryland <pdr at createservices.com> writes:

> On Thu, Feb 24, 2005 at 03:51:56 +0000, Rich Walker wrote:
[snip]
>> How about a "for not-beginners"?
>> 
>> In other words, assume previous knowledge of programming, and present
>> Python at that level. In the manner of the old P.J.Brown classic "Pascal
>> from Basic".
>
> That would be easier from my perspective too actually, cause all that would
> be needed is a primer on the syntax.  Perhaps this is indeed a better idea,
> although I don't wish to condense the material to the point where it's
> inaccessible to complete beginners.  The thing is, non-beginners may be
> better off learning at their own pace anyway.

Maybe. Perhaps a tour of some of the idioms of python - I keep seeing
bits of code do things with list comprehensions that I feel I need to
stare at for a whiel...

>
> BTW, I'll likely be using the (very good) python tutorial as a "text book":
>
> http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html

Ah, yes. Well referenced.

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