[Discuss] Looking for Python advice

[Deryk Barker]

Michael wrote:
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>     Thanks for the input. I've downloaded the book you suggested via
> link and will review it as soon as it is done decompressing. In my brief
> review of Orielly's effort, I am beginning to see why you might not like
> this book. I am, for all intents, back in newby-vile when it comes to
> programming, and I am already finding assumptions that make learning the
> topic a bit more convoluted than need be. As for "Essential Python",
> after two positive endorsements I would be nuts not to pick it up. Off
> to the bookstore ... :-)
>   
The How to Think book was converted to a python version by Jeff Elkner 
*specifically* so that he could use it to teach programming in a high 
school.

It assumes nothing. (Well, some basic intelligence and the ability to 
read, I suppose).

Welcome to the growing army of pythonistas.