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Thank you for the javascript suggestions. I am 1/2 way through Chris Pine's Learn to Program Ruby book. I hear http://learnpythonthehardway.org/index http://l

• mryan 16y ago
  Learn Python the Hard Way will give you more than enough Python knowledge to get started with Django. The Django tutorial [1] is very impressive - it will take you from the initial steps to a very basic (but working) web application, exposing various Django concepts along the way. The Django documentation is so good I learned Python from it - I had never used Python before starting to learn Django. The tutorials and docs on the Django site are better than any of the Django books I have looked at so far. [1] http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial01/ http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial01/
• endtime 16y ago
  I didn't learn Python from a book, I learned it by forcing myself to write something nontrivial in it...but I had prior programming experience. So I'm not sure if I can give you much useful advice here. I'll second mryan's recommendation for the Django docs, though. Also, I see you're in NY. I am too. Shoot me an email if you want to grab coffee some time.
• bmelton 16y ago
  I also didn't learn Python from a book, but figuring that my ad-hoc learning style might have left gaps in my knowledge (and being a fan of Zed Shaw's work) I ran through the "Python the Hard Way" book and found it to be a VERY solid way to go about things. Turned out there weren't any language basics in there that I didn't already know, but I heartily recommend the book to anybody looking for a quick start into programming.
• klous 16y ago
  As mentioned by others, Learn Python the Hard Way is a great place to start. I suggest supplementing it with: The Google tutorial on Python. [1] Python by Osmosis screencasts [2] Django Book online. [3] ProudN00b is a great blog on a similar path from little coding experience to Python + Django [4] [1] http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/introduction.html http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/int... [2] http://www.youtube.com/user/ryanmshea http://www.youtube.com/user/ryanmshea [3] http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ http://www.djangobook.com/en/2.0/ [4] http://www.proudn00b.com/archive http://www.proudn00b.com/archive
  • Jcasc 16y ago
    Thank you very much. Really appreciated.
• thekevan 16y ago
  Another resource for Python is the MIT OpenCourseWare class, Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. Some aspects may be a little behind your skill level but it is a quality course overall. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-00-introduction-to-computer-science-and-programming-fall-2008/ http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput... Good luck!
  • Jcasc 16y ago
    Great rec, I actually came upon that a few weeks ago and it nearly made me decide to go with Python. ...Alright I'm convinced.