Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND here . I have two problems with the presentation, which make things harder for the students than they should be. First, t

Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND here . Thanks to Colin Jackson for the link. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Terry Reedy writes: > Enkidu wrote: > > Ben Finney wrote: > >> Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from > >> being caught is okay? ;-) > >> > > I take your point, but the other group in question is a 'local' > > group. > > I think he intended to mean that it was a local gro

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Enkidu wrote: Ben Finney wrote: Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from being caught is okay? ;-) I take your point, but the other group in question is a 'local' group. I think he intended to mean that it was a local group where trash-talking and stupid comments are

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Ben Finney wrote: Enkidu writes: Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely posted it to CLP it *would* have been a stupid troll. I did it by accident, and apologise for doing so. Oh, so trash-talking

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Enkidu writes: > Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the > original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely > posted it to CLP it *would* have been a stupid troll. I did it by > accident, and apologise for doing so. Oh, so trash-talking in *other* fo

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:02:31 +1300, Enkidu wrote: Are you trolling or just a little sleep-deprived today? Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely posted it to CLP it *would* h

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Ben Finney wrote: Enkidu writes: Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures? Yep, that's all http://python.org/about/success/>. Rackspace, Google, NASA, Philips, Honeywell, AstraZeneca; they're *all* organisations focussed on drawing pretty pictures, and that's all th

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:02:31 +1300, Enkidu wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > > >> Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND >> here >> . >> > Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, draw

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Enkidu writes: > Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures? Yep, that's all http://python.org/about/success/>. Rackspace, Google, NASA, Philips, Honeywell, AstraZeneca; they're *all* organisations focussed on drawing pretty pictures, and that's all they use Python for.

Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND here . Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures? Cheers, Cliff -- The Internet is interestin