BizBooks:

I used an example whereby VB produces a message box that says "Hello World" when you click a button. I guess what I'm trying to find out is: how many lines of code it will require for Python to produce a message box that says "Hello World" when a button is clicked. I know in Javascript, a message box is called an Alert. I don't know what it is called in Python.

ekt_bear:

I'm not a python guy, but it appears to be pretty simple in Python too: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Python_Programming/PyQt4

7 lines of code.

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
from PyQt4 import Qt

# We instantiate a QApplication passing the arguments of the script to it:
a = Qt.QApplication(sys.argv)

# Add a basic widget to this application:
# The first argument is the text we want this QWidget to show, the second
# one is the parent widget. Since Our "hello" is the only thing we use (the
# so-called "MainWidget", it does not have a parent.
hello = Qt.QLabel("Hello, World"

# , and that it should be shown.
hello.show()

# Now we can start it.
a.exec_()

C Sucks.
memory management in this day and age?

YungDoc:

this topic is very enlightening, I too am an aspiring programmer but unfortunately may not be able to get a degree in computer science or related discipline just because of the circumstances that i've found myself, but I do believe that I can get all the info I need and become a professional through reading books, practice, and determination. I'm am currently trying to learn C++, its the first computer language I'm starting with because I understand that its the lowest-level language (apart from raw machine code of course) and will allow you to understand all the essential concepts of programming (OOP, memory management, stacks, etc). Also every other language (java, visual basic) is based on it, though I always hear that Java is more harder to grasp than C++. After I learn C++ I guess I'll move onto Java.

Pelumiv:

Sorry for my dumb question, what is the application of python language. can it be use to develop games and stuff like that.

netghost:

LOL
i see nothing wrong with the question, 



1. database driven sites (using pure cgi or a framework like django)
2. games (pyGame works fine ) "though i got tired of working with it "
3. Desktop applications (The Tk GUI development library is included with most binary distributions for Python,wxWidgets)
4. musical analysis softwares like Music21
5.Reconstructor for Ubuntu and Revisor for Fedora - applications which let users customise their GNU/Linux distribution CDs - are both written in Python
6.scientific and numeric computing

if you decide to go the python way i can help you with a complete video tutor

the truth be told a programming language is only as good as the developer

     
NOTE: C# ROCKS

duby91:

i think you shld strt wit C# cos java was originated from it, so its more like knwin it from the scratch , den u can strt java nd u wont need to learn much java is good nd very very simplified nd advanced cos u can do more using it, but C# wld give u d basic knwlegde which at d end of d day ul be a very good programmer,

i think you shld strt wit C# cos java was originated from it, so its more like knwin it from the scratch , den u can strt java nd u wont need to learn much java is good nd very very simplified nd advanced cos u can do more using it, but C# wld give u d basic knwlegde which at d end of d day ul be a very good programmer