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<DIV>"A Byte of Python" is a pretty good text. The Python tutorials aren't bad either. But there doesn't seem to be much tutorial about PyGTK and almost nothing about developing an Activity for Sugar except <A href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Almanacand">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sugar_Almanacand</A></DIV>
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<DIV>A couple of basic things to remember: (1) indentation COUNTS (unlike almost every other language you might have programmed in); (2) global variables are read-only inside a function unless you explicitly say you want write-access to the variable.</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Lee Cohen <lee.cohen@gmail.com> <BR><BR>> Hi All, <BR>> Looking forward to meeting you all...always nice to meet people who <BR>> share your enthusiasm. <BR>> <BR>> I won't be able to make todays meeting, but I was hoping you'd forgive <BR>> a newbie question: <BR>> <BR>> I'm on a Mac (leopard), and would like to begin teaching myself <BR>> Python, with the goal of eventually developing some apps for the XO. <BR>> <BR>> Any advice on where to start? I'm not a programmer. Decent HTML/css <BR>> experience, but that's it. <BR>> <BR>> Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated! <BR>> <BR>> Best, <BR>> <BR>> Lee Cohen <BR>> www.affectedclapping.net <BR>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> OLPC_Boston mailing list <BR>> OLPC_Boston@lists
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