Easy way of getting started programming using python -

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background i'm trying learn program little & python seems choice purpose. have no ambition of ever being serious programmer.i know bits , pieces of html, css, javascript (mostly how cut & paste without understanding i'm doing). last time "learned programming" ten years ago in, high school, using pascal. didn't far. did have though think programmers call "an environment" made sort of sense. there someplace type in "code" (programs), button "compile," (if worked) button "run."

a python environment (is right word @ all?) have been trying set can put in hour or 2 whenever have time have utterly failed @ setup. tutorials or guides have tried using seem jump in things shell, ide, interactive shell, terminal, command line interface.

my failure far example, tried follow diveintopython's setup instructions. i'm using mac. tells me fist few chapters can buy python's command line version if comfortable (i not) or can download graphical interactive shell date. go here homepages.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython/download.html tells me osx10.3 (i'm on 10.5) it's installed. need "ide, "the package manager" , waste module on depend." sound important (waste module sounds kind of dubious) because sound maybe can click on , have open place type in code tutorial in way resembles way did ten years ago in pascal. maybe. hope.

anyway, since seems recent version, install that. click on pythonide & nothing happens. because i'm using osx 10.3 package?

i figured out seem have macpython2.5 installed. not sure if came machine or if installed @ point (this not first failed attempt) reason assume corresponds mac osx 10.5 in way. but, instructions on site above suggest 2.3, there isn't pythonide or package manager.

is there easier way this? know wrote sounds comical i'm stuck & can see, don't know ask. i'm not sure means "have python installed. " i'm not sure write program. i'm not sure how run it. i'm sure don't compile python way compiled pascal.

what questions should asking?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/131615/screenshots/snapshot%202010-01-12%2011-23-23.tiff

**sidestory* once tried start learning program php & made basic progress. took while figured out php program runs inside html file must (unlike normal html files) run through apache server. write program text file. "compile & run" program in browser/webserver. thought complicated did figure out , working way through php tutorial in half hour.

lots of great "python tutorials non-programmers" listed here!


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