Python Definition and 661 Threads

Hey all, I decided I want to learn Python. Why? Cause I can. But, and I can't find this anywhere, what all do I need to download to start? Obviously I need the core product, but what about IDE's or text editors? I can't find any information as to whether or not i need this, or tips or...

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How do you make executables in python?

This guy has made a nice series of demonstrative applets with Java. I was wondering what I'd need with Python to do the same thing.

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I want to start learning python. Lots of people I know say it's a very good language. Right now I know Java and a little bit of C++, but I'd like to experiment with some other languages, specifically Python. Right now I've got Python 2.4 installed on my PC, now I need to know what to do from...

No numerical sort in python ? I was really surprised to see that python can't do such an elementary operation! I am trying to do a numerical sort in python on an array. I am using python for windows (DOS). In perl you can simply write sort{$a<=>$b}@a and this will sort it according to the...

hello guys, i have a question, but i don't know if i should post it in the computer section or this. I wanted to create a physics simulation or something like that using python for a science fair project, but i can't find any ideas.. and i am not a very good programmer either, but since i...

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What would you suggest for a first computer language? Many people told me Python but equally as many said it probably wouldn't do what I wanted to. So, I was told I should try PERL or C++...what would you suggest?