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my son's having some fun doing very basic python coding so I thought I'd ask for any recommended python 101/for dummy's links.

heh, looks like ppl don't like going near the back end, and python's as popular as syphilis around here. I'll tell him that he'll have to do what the rest of us do - search and conquer.

Sorry, I know nothing of Python. But I do like this:

i don't mess with python much but i did come across this, which looks decent

sthurlow.com/python/

If he hasn't already, check out Mark Pilgrim's Dive into Python. Book is available to read online: diveintopython.org/

Nice primer. Been a while since it was out but the majority of information, as far as I can recall, is valid.

Django is Python's answer to Ruby on Rails. Lots of cool stuff in the source to learn from.

many thank for the :headsoup: fella's ... I'll pass it onto the boy

IronPython (python for silverlight/dot net) book's first chapter can be found here...

manning.com/foord/meap_foordch1.pdf
there is also a forum where you can get source code for other chapters.

Basically in the future you will be able to use a dynamic language with standard windows type interface without getting bogged down in all the windows inner workings. But maybe at the moment this does not really qualify as 101 reading, but if you want to write a window or fancy web app with python then it is worth exploring.

thanks mate, I'll let him know

awaretek.com/

It isn't exactly pretty, but it's loaded with python stuff. He also has a podcast that's really well done.

some good stuff there - cheers