learn python

I look back at previous posts on this goal, and I see myself starting with good intentions but never finishing. I’m now in a job with more web responsibilities, and hopefully the time to learn Python.
Last week I started the first chapter of:
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Learning with Python, 2nd Edition
by Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey and Chris Meyers
http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy/index.xhtml

Hopefully this time I’ll get farther than before.

Yesterday when I was home sick I started reading an online book about Python programming. It’s pretty simple (so far) and I’m enjoying it!

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
Learning with Python, 2nd Edition
by Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey and Chris Meyers
http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy/index.xhtml

... which is written in Python.

Spent several hours this week working on tutorials in Django, which is described as a web framework for perfectionists on deadlines. It’s a lot like Rails, the language of 43T.

I don’t understand half of what I did, but got a lot of satisfaction of building a mapping web site. And when I showed it to the programmers who work for me, it bought me just a bit of instant credibility.

Two-plus years ago I joined 43Things with the goal of learning Ruby on Rails. Never did it.

I’m now going to try learning Python – a language being used by more people in web development for media companies. The goal is to build web apps in Django.