Learning Python

[Alex Martelli]

Thanks, never knew that, but they are using raw_input as a stack,
aren't they?

No. raw_input is a function object, "using it as a stack" is a rather
meaningless phrase. You can use a list as a stack, but that's totally
and absolutely unrelated to that spot in the tutorial.


Alex

 

[Blair P. Houghton]

Where the hell did you get the idea of stacking input on a raw_input in
the first place?

I'm guessing it goes something like: "input is a verb, but raw_input
is a noun, so raw_input looks like a cast or conversion or stream
constructor, and input looks like an action..."

raw_input is a bad name for get_interactive_input, anyway...

--Blair

 

[Magnus Lycka]

Yes, sorry, didnt realise diffrence between int and input. Since i'm
such an idiot at this, any links to sites for people who need an
unessicerily gentle learning curve?

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide
http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut/
http://www.hetland.org/python/instant-hacking.php
http://www.byteofpython.info/

 

[Steve Holden]

It is simple, merely explicit and with some details.

It seemed to me a bit like an attempt to save a drowning man by opening
a firehose on his mouth

regards
Steve

 

[Kent Johnson]

Yes, sorry, didnt realise diffrence between int and input. Since i'm
such an idiot at this, any links to sites for people who need an
unessicerily gentle learning curve?

The Python tutor mailing list is for newbies:
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor

Many beginners' tutorials listed here:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

Kent

 

[Ron Rogers Jr.]

Yes, sorry, didnt realise diffrence between int and input. Since i'm
such an idiot at this, any links to sites for people who need an
unessicerily gentle learning curve?

I'm new to Python too, here's a few I've found useful:

http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/

http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/NonProgrammers

Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Michael Dawson. It is
the book I'm using. It's different from other Python books in that it's
examples/sample programs are games or game related. The author uses a
modified version of the LiveWires modules later in the book along side
Pygame

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1598631128/002-1529099-9424031?v=glance&n=283155

(That's the second edtion, no reviews yet.)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592000738/002-1529099-9424031?v=glance&n=283155

(first edition with reviews)

LiveWires they've got materials to go with their modules.

http://www.livewires.org.uk/python/

You haven't mentioned using IDLE, the built in IDE, I have found it useful:

http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/index.html

It might not be in your menus though, on my box it's at:

python2.4 /usr/local/lib/python2.4/idlelib/idle.py


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