Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.albasani.net!news.roellig-ltd.de!open-news-network.org!border2.nntp.ams1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.058 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.00; 'so?': 0.07; 'advice.': 0.09; 'anders': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; 'python.': 0.11; 'appropriate': 0.14; 'do,': 0.15; 'luck!': 0.16; 'luck,': 0.16; 'start?': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; '>>>': 0.20; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.21; '31,': 0.22; 'own.': 0.22; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.23; 'programming': 0.23; 'am,': 0.23; '2015': 0.23; 'tried': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; 'install': 0.25; 'currently,': 0.29; 'guys': 0.31; 'system,': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'url:downloads': 0.33; 'subject:?': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'advice': 0.35; 'message- id:@gmail.com': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'reply.': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'list.': 0.37; 'community': 0.38; 'doing': 0.38; 'someone': 0.38; 'thank': 0.39; 'things': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'received:192': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'some': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'your': 0.60; "you've": 0.61; 'show': 0.62; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.62; 'here:': 0.62; 'research': 0.62; 'course': 0.64; 'choose': 0.68; 'subject:Hello': 0.70; 'lack': 0.76; 'online,': 0.83; 'practicing': 0.84; 'questions;': 0.84; 'friendly,': 0.91; 'hardest': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=Gt3uelTvdYXznwJAQ8KVprq++1fQSMFWEtdiU+G+res=; b=MZ/aYPewcbihpqo1KIKurOFznEezxzAI7bZTqton4Mn0CTVhOPP/DY84Esbwzd2Z0b ZU5KCIXhDVqz5amJU4BJRNUWx3xwQa4IMFzZeXoqGJ4Q3u50lmathC7a/Giowv1YwvTr y3PewSaCkleP3SYz76sQJR2HdtdvjqXJ4dodKeXdm+/5XALK6dJFCekbtuWjNHUEYhGy 1iSqNAqVPUvWsQH3LZZM9X0xrOZrg4pnZGrh7X2viAnPW7Cg4d2GGi7Jl6pdItkBqskE NolpITGFZDhcTKOFgy0aQDl6FSwxJcI+Da7ufogvZIP+te9oVYHI0H+AIcQ2psLwAIJz hvGg== X-Received: by 10.55.18.9 with SMTP id c9mr32707557qkh.50.1433084556077; Sun, 31 May 2015 08:02:36 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: Hello Group and how to practice? From: Cem Karan In-Reply-To: <5ba559fe-b633-4f7d-8584-58227ebb98f0@googlegroups.com> Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 11:02:34 -0400 Cc: python-list@python.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <5ba559fe-b633-4f7d-8584-58227ebb98f0@googlegroups.com> To: Anders Johansen X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 43 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1433084564 news.xs4all.nl 2883 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:38800 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:91578 On May 31, 2015, at 10:51 AM, Anders Johansen wrote: > Den s=F8ndag den 31. maj 2015 kl. 16.22.10 UTC+2 skrev Cem Karan: >> On May 31, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Anders Johansen = wrote: >>=20 >>> Hi my name is Anders I am from Denmark, and I am new to programming = and python. >>>=20 >>> Currently, I am doing the codecademy.com python course, but sometime = I feel that the course advances to fast and I lack repeating = (practicing) some of the concepts, however I don't feel confident enough = to start programming on my own. >>>=20 >>> Do you guys have some advice to how I can practicing programming and = get the concept in under the skin? >>=20 >> Choose something that you think is small and easy to do, and try to = do it. When you have trouble, read the docs you find online, and ask us = questions; the python community is pretty friendly, and if you show us = what you've already tried to do, someone is likely to try to help you = out. >>=20 >> The main thing is to not get discouraged. One of the hardest things = to do is figuring out what you CAN do with a computer; some things that = look like they should be easy, are actually major research questions. = Just keep trying, and it will get easier over time. >>=20 >> Good luck! >> Cem Karan >=20 > Thank you Cem Karan for your reply. I will try and follow your advice. = I am yet to install python on my computer, do you know of any easy to = follow instructions on how to do so? Where do I start? Python 3 installers are here: = https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-343/ Choose the one = appropriate for your system, and follow the instructions. If you have = trouble, write to the list. Good luck, Cem Karan=