Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-17 Thread MRAB
On 2020-03-16 21:49, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2020-03-16, Irv Kalb wrote: I like both suggestions, and will probably go with the non-breaking space (Option space on my Mac). I tested that and it works well. Until somebody tries to cut/paste the snippets you post into a .py file and run them.

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread DL Neil via Python-list
On 17/03/20 10:49 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2020-03-16, Irv Kalb wrote: I like both suggestions, and will probably go with the non-breaking space (Option space on my Mac). I tested that and it works well. Until somebody tries to cut/paste the snippets you post into a .py file and run them

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2020-03-16, Irv Kalb wrote: > I like both suggestions, and will probably go with the non-breaking > space (Option space on my Mac). I tested that and it works well. Until somebody tries to cut/paste the snippets you post into a .py file and run them. At that point the "distance learning" se

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread Irv Kalb
> On Mar 16, 2020, at 11:31 AM, Irv Kalb wrote: > > This is for anyone who teaches Python and uses the Canvas Learning Management > System (maybe a small group). > > I teach Python at two colleges in Silicon Valley in California. At both > schools we use Canvas. Overall, it works very well.

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread Ethan Furman
On 03/16/2020 11:31 AM, Irv Kalb wrote: The problem is that in the feedback section for homework assignments, Canvas eliminates any leading space characters. So, I might write: if x == y: # do thing 1 else: # do thing 2 but when it gets posted and viewed by the student, it shows up

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread MRAB
On 2020-03-16 18:31, Irv Kalb wrote: This is for anyone who teaches Python and uses the Canvas Learning Management System (maybe a small group). I teach Python at two colleges in Silicon Valley in California. At both schools we use Canvas. Overall, it works very well. I use it to post notes

[Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-16 Thread Irv Kalb
This is for anyone who teaches Python and uses the Canvas Learning Management System (maybe a small group). I teach Python at two colleges in Silicon Valley in California. At both schools we use Canvas. Overall, it works very well. I use it to post notes, sample programs, build tests, post h