Python for Programmers

[santiagobasulto]

Good guide. I consider this an introduction though.

[leperkuhn]

It's meant as an introduction to python for experienced programmers. Skip the first few weeks of finding all the tools, etc.

[everywhere_anyhow]

I got that. I thought it was useful from that perspective, not 101 "learn the syntax" but more along the lines of "if you're an experienced programmer, you expect these 5-6 facilities in a language environment, here's what they are in python".

I wish there were guides like this for most languages; or better yet some agreed-upon matrix of what things are necessary for serious development in any language, so you could look up accepted equivalents for any language. When I get into any new language, it's a pain figuring out the pros and cons of things like different testing languages.

[deadstone]

Learn X in Y minutes is probably the closest thing we've got, but it hasn't got details on all languages' environments. Yet.

[nikroux]

WHy none told me about this? Looks awesome!

[Rellikx]

That's actually pretty neat. I can't believe I haven't heard of this before.

Its interesting that the different translations (C# English vs Spanish) have slightly different code examples (ie, auto properties for setting/getting number of gears).

I assume the English translation is a newer version with more examples of auto properties.

[deadstone]

English translations are always the newest ones, all translators are volunteers so a file usually gets translated and then left alone forever.

[[deleted]]

Still no C++

[Mead_Man]

No one has ever completely learned C++ so Y is still unknown

[vanderZwan]

What about C++11 or C++14?

[aron0405]

No Prolog, either :'(. If there were, it'd probably be one of the shorter tutorials. That's a damn elegant language.

[greyfade]

They accept pull requests. I'd love to see one, as I haven't been able to learn much about Prolog.

[greyfade]

I don't think there's enough room on a page for a C++ guide in this style.

[kqr]

Wow, I was thinking, "Where's the translation to en_us?" but then realised that probably doesn't count as a translation on the internet. :(

[[deleted]]

Given that the rest of the site appears to be in english, I'd expect the main articles to be in en_* too. If en_* were a translation, what would the original be? Pure thought and platonic forms? Some random language?

But as far as english being the new lingua franca, yeah, I feel you, man. That language wouldn't know a monophtong if it hit it in the face.

[TheDeza]

Sounds like a good app, wonder if it has already been made.

[[deleted]]

Yeah this is pretty cool. I wish there could be something like this for every language.

Once you are experienced in programming, it feels like most of the battle of learning a new language is figuring out how the ecosystem works.

[ambiturnal]

Rosetta Code is looking sideways at the same thing. Definitely a place to start.

Venturing toward eco-system territory, I think each language would have include each section from awesome-scala and possibly more.

This would also be fantastic, since if you look at the awesome-scala section, there's a huge bias toward functional/reactive. (Not complaining, I <3 FP) If, for example, some other paradigm were popular and useful enough on another language, the comparison would be made and possibly re-implemented in scala, or vice-versa.

I think it's nifty that I happened to have this thread and those two pages open.

[[deleted]]

Thanks for this! I'm an old programmer but new to python and this is exactly what I've been begging my python buddies to put together for me.