Looking for some info on Python programming and shell scripting

[jrt77]

Hello everyone,

I am still a Linux noob, but I'm progressing quickly as I can. I have been able to install quite a few different distros, can configure hardware with decreasing difficulty and I have just finished getting my first LAMP setup going with SELinux.

I am starting to see a need to improve my programming skills, which are very basic at the moment. I have heard that Python is a good language to start with, does anyone out there know of good reference books and possibly free places to find some places to practice writing code, reading code and writing more code. I want to learn to write code well, so I can learn more languages in the future.

I am also looking for a good shell scripting reference. If anyone out there can help, I really appreciate it.

Thank,
Jeff

[danielsmw]

Must-read for shell scripting: Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

For python, just look around; there's lots of tutorials focused on different tasks. To get a basic feel for the language, the python.org website actually offers surprisingly good material for beginners: BeginnersGuide - PythonInfo Wiki

Good luck!

[jrt77]

Thank you very much for the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide. That was exactly what I was looking for. I am working from the Python Wiki now, and it is really helpful. I am really appreciative of your input and advice.

Love the glider by the way.

Jeff

[danielsmw]

Glad I could help. Thanks about the glider. =)

[thesimplecreator]

you could look at Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks

[daark.child]

For python, you should also go through the documentation. The tutorial there is very good.

[AruniRC]

the type of tutorial depends upon ur level with programming.
For starters I would personally recommend "How to think like a Computer Scientist - Programming in Python". It is an ideal ebook for learning programming using an elegant language like Python.

After going thru that, or if you find it too slow-paced, there's "Dive into Python" for ppl who already know a programming language (like c, java or something) and basically want to learn Python itself.

"An Introduction to Tkinter" is also quite good if you are interested in designing a gui.
Anyway, hopefully you'll find all this helpful.

[jrt77]

Thank you everyone for the advice and the direction. They have all been excellent tutorials for me to work through. I have started using all of them in some capacity to try and ramp up my learning curve as much as possible. daark.child, the tutorial you linked to is excellent, and it has helped to explain some things I was unclear about after reading through the Wikibooks link that thesimplecreator lead me too.

I can't thank you all enough for the point in the right direction, and I hope to work on some projects with you all in the future.

Jeff

[jrt77]

AruniRC,

Thanks for the recs, I'm going to check them out tonight and put them to use.

Thanks again,
Jeff