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Tue Apr 10 08:17:59 EDT 2001 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2001-April/113896.html

Douglas Alan <nessus at mit.edu> writes:

> > It's concise. It doesn't suppose readers are stupid, and therefore
> > doesn't explain on ten pages what a variable is. I wish there were
> > something similar for Python.
> 
> What's wrong with the Python Tutorial?  It did the job for me.

For me as well, but it is written for people with a solid programming
background. Many people get stuck as early as section 2.1, where they
are expected to know what "EOF" stands for and which "file or device
is connected to standard input".
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