On 4/21/2021 6:07 AM, o1bigtenor wrote:
On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 6:26 PM Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:
On 4/20/2021 4:32 AM, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote:
We see the same trend on the tutor list, traffic has dropped off
by a factor of 3-5 times what it was at its peak. And the questions
are changing too, fewer basic things about loops and writing
functions, more about specific library modules and such.
I suspect that at least some such questions have good answers on
StackOverflow that questioners could profitably read first.
Respectfully - - - - I would disagree.
I am finding when I'm looking for answers that the generalist sites
most often cough up responses - - - - - yes there are responses
- - - but those responses are for software of at best 5 to 6 years
ago and all too often its for software of 15 + years ago.
Alan and I were specifically discussing questions about Python standard
library modules, which are currently maintained and mostly stable. Many
beginner questions are likely to have useful answers tagged <python>,
<python3>, and sometimes something more specific.
Someone on the tutor list could even look on SO for the beginner and
perhaps answer with a link. But that is for Alan, etc, to decide. I
merely offered that as a suggestion.
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