Python.

[RedGren8]

Hi! I wanted to learn about Python but when I read some books about it I find it difficult to understand it. So can you show me the place where I can learn it? A place for dummies is good enough! Thanks!

[pl0tuS]

which books did you read?

[RedGren8]

I read some Ebooks on the Internet and I also read "Byte Of Python"

[centizen]

Check out Googles Python Classes:


http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/


Especially, do the exercises in the first exercise pack, they are a good starting point. Post here if you get stuck and I will do what I can (but won't hold your hand fyi). Python is a great language and I think you will like it.


http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/exercises/basic.html

[pl0tuS]

⇒ Python Docs
⇒ Hands-On Python
⇒ Dive Into Python

Check out Googles Python Classes:

http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/

And this video tutorials are also good.

[RedGren8]

I installed Python 3.2.3, I opened IDLE and write print "Hello, World!" then I clicked enter and it said Syntax error: invalid syntax. How can I fixed it?

[Deque]

I installed Python 3.2.3, I opened IDLE and write print "Hello, World!" then I clicked enter and it said Syntax error: invalid syntax. How can I fixed it?

You have to decide if you want to learn Python 2 or Python 3. Your version of hello-world only works with Python 2.

[pl0tuS]

Yeah the documents I gave are for Python 2. I assumed you were talking about Python 2.

Python v3.2.3 documentation

[Stackprotector]

print("Hello evilzone masters")

[techb]

Honestly, I'd stick with Python 2.x because a lot of third party libs like PIL don't work with python3 yet. You can do most things in 2.x as in 3. Such as the print method. print("hello world") works in Python 2.x aswell.

[RedGren8]

So should I use Python 3 or Python 2?

[techb]

I would go with 2.6 or 2.7

[Kulverstukas]

Moved to Python section...

[centizen]

My recommend would be to go with 2.7, as it is compatible with almost all 3rd party libraries which is really where python becomes it's most useful. It's still under active development; so major updates in 3 are backported to 2.7. There's really no particular reason to go with three unless you want to work with straigh data bits instead of having everything encoded with unicode.


I use 2.7 and every other python professional I know does too

[flowjob]

I agree with centizen,and additionally you will find much more tutorials and books about Python 2.x than about 3.x
And a lot more people know 2.x better,so you will find more help/answers than with 3.x