undead, You shouldn't try to learn a language with an application framework. I also recommend you don't try to learn Python with a web app. The web is a crazy

undead, You shouldn't try to learn a language with an application framework. I also recommend you don't try to learn Python with a web app. The web is a crazy hodge-podge of standards and a web-app is complicated by how many different problem domains it has to contend with. Write some programs to organize your mp3 collection or filter your email or something. Also, keep in mind that if you haven't done a lot of programming it will take quite a lot of experience before you're writing apps that are maintainable and reliable.