Alexander Belopolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: It looks like our messages have crossed in flight.
> this little patch allows them to print(range(100,0,-1)) > and get a much better intuition about what is happening. This is a really bad example. Why would you want to introduce the print function in the first class? You can explain much of the language using python as an advanced calculator without introducing any IO. Furthermore, given that print changes from being a statement to being a function in 3.0, it will be a much less novice friendly construct for years to come. Also range(100, 0, -1) is not the most shining example of python's clarity. :-) I think the best idea for educators would be to limit introductory material to 2.x - 3.x portable constructs. This means avoid using range(..) outside of looping constructs, don't use print before you have to (and then use a subset of 3.x syntax.) BTW, you really only need to use print function when you start writing scripts and that is better avoided in the first class when you have interactive environment as you do with python. As a side remark, you may find the following trick useful in the first class: >>> range(10) range(0, 10) >>> list(_) [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] __________________________________ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue2610> __________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
