Re: [Edu-sig] [ANNC] pynguin-0.7 (python turtle graphics application)

2010-04-11 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 21:52, kirby urner wrote: > 2010/4/11 Lee Harr : >> >> Pynguin is a python-based turtle graphics application. >>     It combines an editor, interactive interpreter, and >>     graphics display area. >> > > I like the idea of using turtles to plot graphs. Illustrated at htt

Re: [Edu-sig] [ANNC] pynguin-0.7 (python turtle graphics application)

2010-04-11 Thread Edward Cherlin
2010/4/11 Lee Harr : > > Pynguin is a python-based turtle graphics application. >     It combines an editor, interactive interpreter, and >     graphics display area. > > It is meant to be an easy environment for introducing >     some programming concepts to beginning programmers. > > > http://pyn

Re: [Edu-sig] Method / Functions - What are the differences?

2010-03-10 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 09:45, John Posner wrote: > [ cross-posting to edu-sig ] > > Bruno (and anyone else interested) -- > > As I promised/threatened, here's the *start* of a write-up on properties, > aimed at non-advanced Python programmers: > >  http://www.jjposner.net/media/python-properties-

Re: [Edu-sig] teaching python using turtle module

2009-11-29 Thread Edward Cherlin
On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:34, Brian Blais wrote: > Hello, > I was just playing with the turtle module, and thought it was an interesting > way to augment the introduction to python (I teach college students, who > haven't had any programming).  It's a great way to introduce functions, > for-loops