Don't use Dive into Python Book to learn Python, If you are non-programmer

Don't use Dive into Python Online Book to learn Python, If you were non-programmer.

because, after 2 pages of hello world,

>>> print 'hello world'

hello world

its suddenly goes to following codes, its quite difficult for new programmers.

def buildConnectionString(params):

     """Build a connection string from a dictionary of parameters.

      Returns string."""

      return ";".join(["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params.items()])

if __name__ == "__main__":

      myParams = {"server":"mpilgrim", \

          "database":"master", \

          "uid":"sa", \

          "pwd":"secret" \

       }

       print buildConnectionString(myParams)

I believe, iterating dictionary object with this method for new users, just giving headache to them. 

They wont even know what is the dictionary object is.

 ";".join(["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in params.items()]) 

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Instead, Read Python's built-in Manual, or Tutorials Part for start learning python.

or 

Read Mark Lutz's Programming Python, 3rd Edition

Cheers,