"Rhodri James" <rho...@wildebst.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:58:18 -0000, <grkunt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am considering teaching a beginning programming course using Python. > > I would like to prepare my class handouts in such a way that I can > > import the Python code from real ".py" files directly into the > > documents. This way I can run real unit tests on the code to confirm > > that they work as expected. > > > > I am considering using LaTeX to write the handouts and then converting > > them to PDF files. I will probably use a Makefile to convert the LaTeX > > with embedded Python code into the PDF files using pdflatex. > > > > I will probably organize my directory structure into sub-directories > > py-src, py-test, doc-src, and doc-dist. > > > > I will be starting out using Windows Vista/cygwin and hopefully switch > > to a Macbook this summer. > > > > Any thoughts? > > Decide right now whether you're using Python 2.x or Python 3.x. The > switch from print-as-statement to print-as-function is one of the > things that will throw beginners very badly indeed if your handouts > and computers don't make the same assumptions!
Print as function can be used in 2.6+ via 'from __future__ import print_function'. So it is probably best to teach print-as-function regardless. -- R. David Murray http://www.bitdance.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
