ZIPPLETITS! I WOULD LIKE TO PICK YOUR BRAINS ABOUT LINUX!

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

My 12 year old nephew is using Ubuntu on his laptop, and I said I'd ask about Python programming resources at a basic level, and wonder if you have or know of any resources that would be good for someone his age.

[the last yatto]

http://www.whatthebook.com/book/9781593274078

Just in time for xmas

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

Dunno how basic he's looking for but wikibooks is a good start:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming

[the last yatto]

Same publisher does cult of legos, so that's how I came across it...
 but table of contexts does sound preteenish

Chapter 1: Not All Snakes Slither
Chapter 2: Calculations and Variables
Chapter 3: Strings, Lists, Tuples, and Maps
Chapter 4: Drawing with Turtles
Chapter 5: Asking Questions with if and else
Chapter 6: Going Loopy
Chapter 7: Recycling Your Code with Functions and Modules
Chapter 8: How to Use Classes and Objects
Chapter 9: Python’s Built-In Functions
Chapter 10: Useful Python Modules
Chapter 11: More Turtle Graphics
Chapter 12: Faster Graphics for Animation
Chapter 13: Creating Your First Game: Bounce!
Chapter 14: Mister Stick Figure Races for the Toilet
Chapter 15: Where to Go from Here
Appendix A: Python Keywords
Appendix B: Answers to Programming Puzzles

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

ZIPPLETITS! I WOULD LIKE TO PICK YOUR BRAINS...

with this




delicious brain picking

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Code: [Select]

sudo rm -rf /*LOL

[Bu🤠ns]

pixie-- for python...

I really love the head first series: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfpython/

There are good pictures and diagrams that really helps to detail the learning process.

Also go to youtube and check out the Google Python Class

Also in youtube there's a great set of other tutorials on there.

I found by following along with the videos I was able to retain the info a bit better than reading.

http://www.codecademy.com also just recently added python to their set of lessons.

Finally, starting on October 15th coursera.org will be hosting(?) a free online class from Rice University called An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python. I'm enrolled :P


ETA: To fix the spelling and linkage...thanks TDM!

[The Dark Monk]

pixie-- for python...

I really love the head first series: http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfpython/

There are good pictures and diagrams that really helps to detail the learning process.

Also go to youtube and check out the Google Python Class

Also in youtube there's a great set of other tutorials on there.

I found by following along with the videos I was able to retain the info a bit better than reading.

http://www.codecademy.com also just recently added python to their set of lessons.

Finally, starting on October 15th coursera.org will be hosting(?) a free online class from Rice University called An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python. I'm enrolled :P

This is what I use and it's wonderful, though I am currently using the one to refresh my java.

Edit: spelling and linkage.