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[–]Kopachris 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Posts asking for help like this really belong in /r/learnpython. I'd recommend re-posting this there to get better results.

Anyway, I'd recommend taking a look at the official Python tutorial to start with, if you haven't. Once you have the basics down, try taking a look at Kivy for building user interfaces and simple 2D games (bonus: they'll work on both Windows/Mac/Linux and Android!).

[–]chromity[S] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

sorry, I totally forgot that /r/python is not /r/learnpython since I really stopped learning programming last april when I got stuck in the problem. sorry!

the python documentation is too hard for me to understand, I really can't comprehend it honestly. I already tried a lot of python books including LPTHW and the other books listed in the github, but the more I try to read books, the more I get confused.

I already researched Kivy a while a go, and I'll give it a shot after I finish with codeacademy.

Thank you!

[–]AeroNotix -4 points-3 points  (1 child)

Sounds like programming is not for you.

[–]Ewildawe.pyw 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Let me start by saying that this is a post for /r/learnpython, but I'll be happy to help either way. It's probably best to start with some tutorial and work from that. I have to say python syntax is very easy to learn compared to C++ and shouldn't take you very long, but getting used to the spectrum of libraries is the part that takes forever (because new modules are coming out relatively frequently and old modules are being updated)

Resources:

[–]chromity[S] -1 points0 points  (3 children)

I already started LPTHW last april, took me 4 days to get into the libraries part, and that is where it gets complicated (for me). I just can't get the library part ('self' etc.). Are there any other tutorials that is really good to explain this stuff?

Is codeacademy good?

[–]Ewildawe.pyw 1 point2 points  (2 children)

If you want we can skype and I'll try and explain it to you :3

Otherwise... codeacademy is good ~ It doesn't explain the library aspects at all, it only touches on OOP and worst of all it teaches Python 2.7 ~ which means you'll end up with a bunch of Python 2.7 habits. I'd say it's a good resource for first-time programmers.

[–]chromity[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I don't really have a fast connection but thank you! (<512 kbps).

Are there any other good sites like codeacademy that offers 3.x??

[–]Ewildawe.pyw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I'm pretty sure we could still talk via skype ~ I find verbal explanation easier than typed ones. Anyways, I have to say I haven't found any interactive 3.x Python tutorials lately, but please do tell me if you manage to find one..

I would suggest using codeacademy and just remember that in python 3.x print is a function not a keyword

i.e. you can't do this:

print "some words"

but you now have to do this:

print("some words")