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[Zerosum11]

A little while ago (couple years,) I tried to learn Python... I bought one of those books with the animals on it (can't believe I forget what they're called now...) but anyway, it was too difficult for a weak-minded earth mortal such as myself, and so seeking help from my peers (people I met online,) I was told to start smaller.
So I learned HTML, CSS and PHP.

Am I ready for Python yet? What books or tutorials should I use? Or should I try learning something like Java first?
Thanks for any help!

[Julia]

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[Zerosum11]

Thanks for the help!

And I learned PHP from the under-rated Head First PHP & MySQL and also the immensely helpful W3School (http://www.w3schools...php/default.asp)
Even after learning from all that, I still don't feel I'm finished learning PHP, so when I find more helpful tutorials, I'll PM you if you're interested.

As a bonus, TheNewBoston has some very useful and comprehensive video tutorials: http://thenewboston....list.php?cat=11

Hope that helps!

[iLi3kCa3k]

I've been trying to learn Python myself, and I've found this to be damn helpful http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/

[Bell]

http://isahackers.co...460<br /><br />http://isahackers.co...on<br /><br />Everything about Python

[K_N]

If you'd like to learn Python (and programming concepts in general) from the ground up, why not try Udacity? If you do well with the lecture>excersize>quiz style environment, CS101 is great.

[Calvary]

If I might add, you should look to get some work experience with a programmer or follow a freelancer a bit if you want to learn a programming language. I interviewed a man named Graham Hobson, he founded a company called Photobox which went on to acquire Moonpig for an enormous amount of money. His company is based entirely on line and he really stressed that the best way to learn any programming language is to shadow an actual programmer. I learnt more python in one hour of watching a friend on Skype than I did in three weeks of reading books.

[Rejected]

try thenewboston tutorial on how to learn python, i saw some and they are noob friendly.

[K_N]

try thenewboston tutorial on how to learn python, i saw some and they are noob friendly.

thenewboston has great video tutorials, I would really recommend it to anyone.

[Rejected]

yes, i learned a lot from him

[ITblasters]

Go to alison.com you can learn pyton from here and many others software or languages...