Google's not bad for ruby, scheme, etc. tutorials. I've been doing same for OCaml and F#; Also try (espec. delicious) http://searchyc.com/python+tutorial http

Google's not bad for ruby, scheme, etc. tutorials. I've been doing same for OCaml and F#; Also try (espec. delicious) http://searchyc.com/python+tutorial http://searchyc.com/python+tutorial http://del.icio.us/tag/ruby+tutorial http://del.icio.us/tag/ruby+tutorial http://technorati.com/tag/Ruby+tutorial http://technorati.com/tag/Ruby+tutorial http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/search?q=python+tutorial&x=14&y=9 http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/search?q=python+tutorial... here's a starting line: admin tasks you do repetitivly in whatever o/s you use. Automate them. Build in checks for filename conflicts, large file/network transfers, run script off hours, etc. or rewrite something from the activestate's CPAN-loose equivalent, submit it back when it's tested robust and you know it's not a dup http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python and, oh yea, Martelli's Python in a Nutshell from Oreilly. Covers 2.4, read the PEPs to see what's new in 2.5 and 2.6. Also, Matz's original ruby nutshell on Oreilly, the little one that covers 1.6. It's little outdated, but it's also a small book that you can read carefully , cover to cover