一开始我遇到了很多困难，但最简单的便是简单的机制。概念，我立刻接受了。但错过了结尾处的大括号?在一个非平凡的程序中，这很容易做到，但通常很难调试。

所以，我的建议是:不要低估基础(比如良好的打字)。这听起来像是补救，甚至有些愚蠢，但当我在学习过程的早期偶然发现输入代码结构的完整“骨架”然后填充它的简单技术时，它为我省去了很多痛苦。

对于Python中的"if"语句，可以从以下语句开始:

if  :

在C / c++ / c# / Java:

if () 
{

}

在Pascal / Delphi:

If () Then
Begin

End

然后，在开始和结束标记之间输入。一旦这成为一个牢固的习惯，你就会不假思索地去做，更多的大脑就会被释放出来做有趣的事情。我承认，这不是一个非常浮夸的建议，但我个人认为它有很多好处!

编辑:[Justin Standard] 谢谢你的贡献，Wing。与你说的相关，我试图帮助我哥哥记住python作用域的语法的一件事是，每当有冒号时，他需要缩进下一行，而每当他认为应该缩进时，最好有一个冒号结束前一行。

Something you should be very mindful of while teaching your brother to program is for him not to rely too heavily on you. Often when I find myself helping others they will begin to think of me as answer book to all of their questions and instead of experimenting to find an answer they simply ask me. Often the best teacher is experimentation and every time your brother has a question like "What will happen if I add 2 to a string?" you should tell him to try it out and see for himself. Also I have noticed that when I cannot get a concept through to someone, it helps to see some sample code where we can look at each segment individually and explain it piece by piece. As a side note people new to programming often have trouble with the idea of object oriented programming, they will say they understand it when you teach it to them but will not get a clear concept of it until actually implementing it.

不管他们写什么，让他们在第一次运行时在调试器中逐行逐行地检查。让他们自己看看电脑在做什么。这消除了许多神秘感，减少了恐惧(“哦，每一行真的都那么简单!”)，并帮助他们学习调试技能，并认识到为什么常见错误是常见的(以及为什么它们是错误)。

一个很好的python课程是麻省理工学院的A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using python。网上都是免费的，你不必是麻省理工的超级学生也能理解它。

编辑[Justin Standard] 本课程使用这本免费的在线书籍:如何像计算机科学家一样思考 我确实发现它很有用。

I would recommend also watching some screencasts - they are generally created in context of a specific technology not a language, though if there's Python code displayed, that'll do :). The point is - they're created by some good programmers and watching how good programmers program is a good thing. You and your brother could do some peer programming as well, that might be an even better idea. Just don't forget to explain WHY you do something this way and not that way. I think the best way to learn programming is from good examples and try not to even see the bad ones.

Python包VPython—3D Programming for Ordinary Mortal(视频教程)。

代码示例:

from visual import *

floor = box (pos=(0,0,0), length=4, height=0.5, width=4, color=color.blue)
ball = sphere (pos=(0,4,0), radius=1, color=color.red)
ball.velocity = vector(0,-1,0)
dt = 0.01

while 1:
    rate (100)
    ball.pos = ball.pos + ball.velocity*dt
    if ball.y < ball.radius:
        ball.velocity.y = -ball.velocity.y
    else:
        ball.velocity.y = ball.velocity.y - 9.8*dt

VPython弹跳球http://vpython.org/bounce.gif