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It's more like http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/ (full disclosure: I wrote it).

Your tutorial works for some one already familiar with programming but not with Python. It may work for the originator of that thread.

But LPTHW is more along the lines of Joe's advice: >> Then buy a decent book and type in the programs by hand. >> One at a time thinking as you go.

LPTHW does exactly that. Actually typing the programs has magic to it.

I prefer Learning Python by Mark Lutz. I've read a ton of programming books, and I can't recall one the didn't recommend typing the exercises by hand, reading the code carefully line-by-line to understand exactly what is going on. Few quality language books say "go ahead and copy and paste the code from the books website, and don't worry about what the code is actually doing."

Ah, yes, I didn't consider that. You are correct in that aspect.

WOW, exactly what I wanted.

I have studied some programming in uni and have done some simple programs in C and Matlab, I've done HTML in school on my own, and I have read plenty of articles about some programming ideas.

tl;dr - I know some stuff about programming but I'm not a practicing programmer.

So, your style is excellent for me, because I don't have to read yet another absolute beginner tutorial, and cheat-sheets and reference manuals are way too big to give me any immediate benefit.

That's exactly why wrote it, I wanted people to get an immediate feel for the language and enough of the syntax to begin writing simple programs right away. I'm glad you like it!

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