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Gunman · Nov 1st, 2005, 5:39 AM

Hey , how do i check my progress in learning python ?

tempest · Nov 1st, 2005, 5:45 AM

That's a very in-depth question. My best answer to that is that all depends on what you want to be able to do in python, if the answer is everything then get the Perl Cookbook and flip through it until you've found parts of the book you don't understand; whatever you find is what else you have to learn. If your goal is only to know certain parts of perl, then i'd suggest writing out what you would like to be able to do well and making a sort-of checklist.

Gunman · Nov 1st, 2005, 5:48 AM

Ya but i'm quite impressed with some ppl on this site..How come they learn the language so fast..?And morever it gets tiring to learn after a few hrs..

Sane · Nov 1st, 2005, 6:15 AM

I learned it quickly because I tried to accomplish everything that came to mind.

Gunman · Nov 1st, 2005, 6:20 AM

Haha..You are the one i'm referring to ..Can you be more specific ?

Sane · Nov 1st, 2005, 9:44 AM

Any idea for a program, no matter how pointless, I would try to code it.

This would force me to learn the material necessary to coding this program by myself, or using PFO, and applying it cemented it into my mind.

So by taking every program I thought of making, and making it, I learned a wide variety of Python concepts very quickly. But of course it's easier said then done, it took a lot of my free time away.

coldDeath · Nov 1st, 2005, 11:09 AM

Sane is very good at maths. It is ver helpful when programming algorithms.

Lots of peopel can learn Python quickly because they can program in another language and all they need to learn is the syntax and a few new concepts.

But i would say it takes effort and commitment to start learning to program.

Arevos · Nov 1st, 2005, 4:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldDeath

Lots of peopel can learn Python quickly because they can program in another language and all they need to learn is the syntax and a few new concepts.

Yep, this is a big advantage. Once you know one OO programming language, it's a lot easier to learn another, because the vast majority of the concepts are the same.

Dietrich · Nov 1st, 2005, 9:57 PM

Time to bring up the Zen of Python and see how well you follow it!

Quote:

The Zen of Python, by Tim Peters

Beautiful is better than ugly.
Explicit is better than implicit.
Simple is better than complex.
Complex is better than complicated.
Flat is better than nested.
Sparse is better than dense.
Readability counts.
Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.
Although practicality beats purity.
Errors should never pass silently.
Unless explicitly silenced.
In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.
There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.
Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.
Now is better than never.
Although never is often better than *right* now.
If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.
If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.
Namespaces are one honking great idea -- let's do more of those!

As for speed? Don't buy into the 'Python is slow' thing - _most_ real (game or otherwise) development can happily live in the world of Py, calling out to optimised code as/when required. 95% of the work will be in 5% of your code. Yadda yadda.

Personally I'd like the remaining 95% of my code to be in a Python

InfoGeek · Nov 1st, 2005, 10:09 PM

I needed to port some code from C to Python. So, I took a python tutorial and finished it in a day and ported my code in one more day. And then, i forgot Python.

Nov 1st, 2005, 5:39 AM	#1
Gunman Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 3	Progress Hey , how do i check my progress in learning python ?

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tempest Programming Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,041 Rep Power: 5	That's a very in-depth question. My best answer to that is that all depends on what you want to be able to do in python, if the answer is everything then get the Perl Cookbook and flip through it until you've found parts of the book you don't understand; whatever you find is what else you have to learn. If your goal is only to know certain parts of perl, then i'd suggest writing out what you would like to be able to do well and making a sort-of checklist. __________________

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Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	I learned it quickly because I tried to accomplish everything that came to mind. __________________ Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) - Stage 2 Problems, Solutions, and Test Data

Nov 1st, 2005, 9:44 AM	#6
Sane Programming Guru Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 5	Any idea for a program, no matter how pointless, I would try to code it. This would force me to learn the material necessary to coding this program by myself, or using PFO, and applying it cemented it into my mind. So by taking every program I thought of making, and making it, I learned a wide variety of Python concepts very quickly. But of course it's easier said then done, it took a lot of my free time away. __________________ Waterloo's Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) - Stage 2 Problems, Solutions, and Test Data

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coldDeath Expert Programmer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 862 Rep Power: 4	Sane is very good at maths. It is ver helpful when programming algorithms. Lots of peopel can learn Python quickly because they can program in another language and all they need to learn is the syntax and a few new concepts. But i would say it takes effort and commitment to start learning to program. __________________ Programming Tutorials - Linux Installation Guide - Learn Python - Learn C++ Got Slack? Join us at #programmingforums @ irc.freenode.net! My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

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Gunman Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 3	Ya but i'm quite impressed with some ppl on this site..How come they learn the language so fast..?And morever it gets tiring to learn after a few hrs..

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Gunman Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 3	Haha..You are the one i'm referring to ..Can you be more specific ?

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InfoGeek Professional Programmer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: India, The great. Posts: 435 Rep Power: 4	I needed to port some code from C to Python. So, I took a python tutorial and finished it in a day and ported my code in one more day. And then, i forgot Python. __________________ PFO - My daily dose of technology.

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