[issue5351] Python tutorial error

Georg Brandl added the comment: I still think that the section covers basic file I/O quite well, and since this is not Python-specific at all, you'll be better served with an introduction to programming in general if you want to know all about working with files. -- resolution: -> wont

[issue5351] Python tutorial error

Tsue added the comment: I'm not new to computers, but I am very new to python and its symantics. I dont mean to be silly about this, but I do think little things count in the world. If lets say the file being loaded was the README file, then at least there would be some material to display. I'm

[issue5351] Python tutorial error

Georg Brandl added the comment: I'm sorry, but isn't it a bit nonsensical to talk about file I/O if you don't have files that contain anything? Also, it should be clear that the object "f" is just the same that was opened before. Yes, this is a tutorial, but no, it is not meant to educate a per

[issue5351] Python tutorial error

Tsue added the comment: Hi Georg, Needs to be clearer... Everything else up until this point is easy to read and understand. I think its more and issue of suddenly changing the structure of the text than the text itself. It actually feels rushed. One major thing, for me at least, at Methods of

[issue5351] Python tutorial error

Georg Brandl added the comment: What exactly would you want to change? There's a parenthetical remark "an existing file with the same name will be erased" just after the 'w' is described. -- nosy: +georg.brandl ___ Python tracker

[issue5351] Python tutorial error

New submission from Tsue : Hi, Dont know if this is the right place for this kind of bug report. I just started with python last week, so I've been using the Built in tutorial. However, I came across a major issue, and though it took me a while, I figured it out. The excersise on Reading and Wr