Re: [Hampshire] Where to start with Python?

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Author: David Anderson
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Where to start with Python?
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:36:10 -0400 (EDT)
Andy Random <andy.random@???> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> No before you ask I haven't turned to the darkside and decided to
> learn Python :)
>
> However a friend of mines son is at uni and is struggling with Python.
>
> He has almost no programming experience to draw on and it's not a
> CompSci course, but there is one unit which requires some Python
> scripting. He's asked for help but apparently his tutor isn't being
> very helpful and just says go read a tutorial online :(
>
> He is a bright kid but doesn't have a computer/coding background so
> is struggling to get started and I can't advise him on Python since
> I've never used it.
>
> So any recommendations for easy intros to Python which assume minimal
> prior knowledge of coding?
>
>
>    Andy

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which might be helpful

Regards
David