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Coursera Python Class Discussion Thread
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:42 pm
Rice university is offering their intro to python class on coursera. If some other MTers sign up, we can get some sort of discussion going here.
This post was edited on 2/27/14 at 12:25 pm
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:43 pm to TheOcean
Do you have a link? I'm learning Rails right now but I've been thinking about switching to Django.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:44 pm to joshnorris14
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:46 pm to TheOcean
Thanks, I'm curious as to why you want to learn Python.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:49 pm to TheOcean
I can't promise that I'll sign up but it does look interesting and I've been meaning to look at some of these courses because I like learning/picking up new stuff and programming is one of those things that I would probably do better in a "class" setting, as opposed to buying a book and teaching myself.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:04 pm to Walking the Earth
if you know anything about programming, you can pick up python in hours. Its easier than Perl (although perl is a good background for it).
A class wouldn't hurt but might be overkill IMHO.
Python is great for scripting, due to its OO concepts you can make much more easy to maintain scripts.
I converted a website from PERL to python in a few weeks 15 years ago.
A class wouldn't hurt but might be overkill IMHO.
Python is great for scripting, due to its OO concepts you can make much more easy to maintain scripts.
I converted a website from PERL to python in a few weeks 15 years ago.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:31 pm to Hawkeye95
Im down. I already know a little python because one of the applications that I use uses jython. Im not a computer science guy though, so it has been a struggle for me to learn. I pretty much approach everything with a whatever works approach.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 5:49 pm to TheOcean
Interesting. I may be down for this.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:33 pm to TheOcean
I may get in on this. My bachelors is CSC so I can't imagine it would be too hard to pickup except that I haven't programmed in almost 10 years now. I do some database stuff and very simple SQL stuff.
Can someone explain coursera for me? I went to "How it works" and its http 404, lol.
Can someone explain coursera for me? I went to "How it works" and its http 404, lol.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:37 pm to rmc
There are weekly lectures + weekly assignments. All the lectures are recorded and posted first thing on Monday. You have a week to complete most assignments.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 6:57 pm to TheOcean
I started learning it before i got accepted and began my mba program and I had to quit...too much other stuff going on. I'll have to check it out, i only have a few more months of school.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:03 pm to barry
The finance class I'm taking on there only takes ~2-3 hours a week. This might be 5 hours tops depending on how fast you pick it up.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:17 pm to TheOcean
Im not a normal MT poster but Im currently learning Python by myself using Codecademy and other sites. Just started 3-4 days ago with no previous programming experience. I just signed up and would be down to join a discussion on here. Thanks for the link
Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:19 pm to CoolBoy13
It'd be cool to get a solid discussion going w/ dedicated posters and then keep it going with other courses.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:21 pm to joshnorris14
quote:Because I want to crush the competition....
I'm curious as to why you want to learn Python.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 7:29 pm to TheOcean
Thanks. I wasn't sure if anyone would get that. I feel better now....
Posted on 2/25/14 at 8:13 pm to LSURussian
My favorite bit of Python:
Beethoven's gone, but his music lives on
And Mozart don't go shopping no more
You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again
And Elgar doesn't answer the door
Schubert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh
Whilst composing a long symphony
But one hundred and fifty years later
There's very little of them left to see
They're decomposing composers
There's nothing much anyone can do
You can still hear Beethoven
But Beethoven cannot hear you
Handel and Hayden and Rachmaninov
Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal
But nowadays, no one will serve them
And their gravy is left to congeal
Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds
With their highly original sound
The pianos they played are still working
But they're both six feet underground
They're decomposing composers
There's less of them every year
You can say what you like to Debussy
But there's not much of him left to hear
Claude Achille Debussy, died, 1918
Christophe Willebald Gluck, died, 1787
Carl Maria von Weber
Not at all well, 1825, died, 1826
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Still alive, 1863, not still alive, 1864
Modeste Mussorgsky,1880
Going to parties, no fun anymore, 1881
Johan Nepomuk Hummel
Chatting away nineteen to the dozen
With his mates down the pub
Every evening, 1836;
1837, nothing
Beethoven's gone, but his music lives on
And Mozart don't go shopping no more
You'll never meet Liszt or Brahms again
And Elgar doesn't answer the door
Schubert and Chopin used to chuckle and laugh
Whilst composing a long symphony
But one hundred and fifty years later
There's very little of them left to see
They're decomposing composers
There's nothing much anyone can do
You can still hear Beethoven
But Beethoven cannot hear you
Handel and Hayden and Rachmaninov
Enjoyed a nice drink with their meal
But nowadays, no one will serve them
And their gravy is left to congeal
Verdi and Wagner delighted the crowds
With their highly original sound
The pianos they played are still working
But they're both six feet underground
They're decomposing composers
There's less of them every year
You can say what you like to Debussy
But there's not much of him left to hear
Claude Achille Debussy, died, 1918
Christophe Willebald Gluck, died, 1787
Carl Maria von Weber
Not at all well, 1825, died, 1826
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Still alive, 1863, not still alive, 1864
Modeste Mussorgsky,1880
Going to parties, no fun anymore, 1881
Johan Nepomuk Hummel
Chatting away nineteen to the dozen
With his mates down the pub
Every evening, 1836;
1837, nothing
Posted on 2/25/14 at 8:24 pm to TheOcean
With all this programming talk on the MT board now, it may be useful if some people with some know-how lay out a logical progression for leaning different programming languages, and perhaps even a few grouped by target end use.
Posted on 2/27/14 at 12:24 pm to RedStickBR
Exactly what I'm thinking.
Changed the title so this can be a discussion thread for those enrolled.
Changed the title so this can be a discussion thread for those enrolled.
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