On Jul 3, 2015, at 2:16 PM, David Jackson <[address removed]> wrote:

I guess it just depends on what you're willing to pay for.  I suspect too that it's an easy trap to read the lessons but not actually work through difficult problems.  I like O'Reilly because there's plenty of expertise there.  I've read lots of O'Reilly books over the years, and I feel like I'm in pretty good hands.  At the end of the courses, I have challenges I have coded my way through and a history of projects that I have met within a timeline.  Each class is a meaningful accomplishment. 

Python 4 may be the most challenging of all, to me at least.  I'm on lesson 3, and I'm already pretty deep into composition and delegation.  So, it's a challenge  But I understand some people might want to find a more affordable way.  I took the Code Academy Python course in about  two weeks, and that wasn't even a tickle compared to what we're getting into here.  So I suspect there's some truth to the old adage, "you get what you pay for."  At least some of the time.  So I can recommend O'Reilly.  However, YMMV. 

Cheers,

Dave

On Friday, July 3,[masked]:34 PM, Amit <[address removed]> wrote:

Wow! I just checked the pricing. Why pay so much when you can learn Python on your own? If you need some discipline, take Coursera or EDX MOOCS.

Amit

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Eila Elyaskordi <[address removed]> wrote:

Hey David,

How do you like the class? I'm assuming it's not bad considering you've continued up to level 4.

Was thinking about taking it. Do you think it's worth the cost?

Thanks,

Eila

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On Jun 27, 2015, at 3:24 PM, David Jackson <[address removed]> wrote:

I hope this isn't inappropriate, but I could use some help in my Python studies.  Some in-person type of help, since I tend to need face-to-face learning in addition to the old-fashioned face-in-a-book kind. 

I've been taking the O'Reilly School of Technology Python classes, and I'm on Python4 (Advanced Python) now, and I could really use some face-to-face help. 

Is it appropriate to get some help here?

My online mentor has been great, but it usually takes a couple of days at least to get back on emails, and at this point, he wants me to struggle.  Which, I AM.  But what I really need is to ask questions in real time, if possible.  I think that's a big disadvantage of online learning.  I miss out on all the collaboration you get with other students. 

Plus, I know sometimes all I need is a single sentence to get me back on track to solving the problem du jour. 

Is anyone game?

I'm stuck on implementing a 3-D array as a list right now.  Trying to get the __getitem__ and __setitem__ methods right.  I'm struggling at the moment.

Thanks in advance!

Dave

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