Re: How to begin

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Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com> writes:

> Read the Python reference. I know it's long, but it saves you trouble
> of accidentally reinventing the wheel.

Hmm, the language reference is targeted at people *implementing* Python,
not people who are learning to use it (though it is valuable for them
also). It would be rather overwhelming for a beginner, IMO.

You should instead be directing newcomers to beginner documentation,
such as <URL:https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide> and especially
the Python tutorial <URL:http://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/>.

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  Re: How to begin Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-02-14 09:31 +1100
  Re: How to begin Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 16:50 -0600
  Re: How to begin Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-02-14 11:57 +1100
  Re: How to begin Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-02-14 03:55 -0500
  Re: How to begin Ryan Gonzalez <rymg19@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 19:58 -0600

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