There's an MIT OpenCourseWare class (6.00) that is an introduction to Python and computer science. If your friend wants to do the problems in that course, there

There's an MIT OpenCourseWare class (6.00) that is an introduction to Python and computer science. If your friend wants to do the problems in that course, there are people working through it together on Curious Reef (disclaimer, it's my website): http://curiousreef.com/class/mit-opencourseware-600-introduction/2010/jan/ http://curiousreef.com/class/mit-opencourseware-600-introduc... You can post your work, view others' work, leave comments, and ask questions. 29 people have done at least the first lesson so far. It's one of the most active classes on the site.