Re: How coding in Python is bad for you

2017-01-26 Thread Brandon McCaig
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 07:54:30PM -0600, Tim Chase wrote: > The editor I use (vim) doesn't even require me to re-select the range > to shift it. Just using > > >'] > > or > > <'] > > will indent/dedent from the cursor to the line where your paste ended. (O_O) You learn something every da

Re: How coding in Python is bad for you

2017-01-26 Thread Brandon McCaig
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 07:50:20PM +, Ben Bacarisse wrote: > I suspect that part of the reason these errors occur is > precisely because they don't matter to the interpreter and > students are doing a lot of self-easement based on "does it > work?" tests. I cringe when I hear "it works"! In p

Re: How coding in Python is bad for you

2017-01-26 Thread Brandon McCaig
On Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 07:31:18PM +, Ben Bacarisse wrote: > The trouble is that I've been programming for so long that I > can't remember what it's like to make block and/or indent > errors. Obviously I make typos but they don't survive more > than a few seconds. Agreed. In very rare circums

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread bob gailer
On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520153686 The book i

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread BartC
On 26/01/2017 12:32, Verde Denim wrote: You would like us to volunteer to "review" your book that you'd like us to buy from you and that has already been published and used as a curriculum guide... If you'd like it reviewed by the Py community, how about making it available to us and allow us to

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread Verde Denim
You would like us to volunteer to "review" your book that you'd like us to buy from you and that has already been published and used as a curriculum guide... If you'd like it reviewed by the Py community, how about making it available to us and allow us to edit it or suggest changes as needed?

Re: configparser bug

2017-01-26 Thread Christos Malliopoulos
Thanx Peter for your prompt response. I replaced tabs with spaces and had no problem reading the file. I think however it is sth to correct in next versions BR Chris On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 1:32 PM Peter Otten <__pete...@web.de> wrote: > Christos Malliopoulos wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I run Ubun