Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-14 Thread Aahz
In article , sstein...@gmail.com wrote: >On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Jon Clements wrote: >> On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: >>> First, because as opposed to ch 1 there is quite a bit of code >>> here, and since I'm a >>> Python newbie I may be using non-idiomatic constructs, > >We

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-11 Thread Alf P. Steinbach
* Alf P. Steinbach: Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more explanatory text, plus limited in scope to Basic Concepts (which I previously just had as a first ch 2 section -- but there'

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-10 Thread Jon Clements
[posts snipped] The only other thing is that line_length is used as a constant in one of the programs. However, it's being mutated in the while loop example. It may still be in the reader's mind that line_length == 10. (Or maybe not) Cheers, Jon. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyt

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread Jon Clements
On Nov 9, 5:22 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: > * Jon Clements: > > > > > On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: > >> Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. > > >> It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more > >> explanatory te

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread Alf P. Steinbach
* sstein...@gmail.com: On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Jon Clements wrote: On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: First, because as opposed to ch 1 there is quite a bit of code here, and since I'm a Python newbie I may be using non-idiomatic constructs, Welp, there goes my last excuse.

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread sstein...@gmail.com
On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Jon Clements wrote: On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: First, because as opposed to ch 1 there is quite a bit of code here, and since I'm a Python newbie I may be using non-idiomatic constructs, Welp, there goes my last excuse. I'm off to write my b

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread Alf P. Steinbach
* Jon Clements: On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more explanatory text, plus limited in scope to Basic Concepts (which I previously just ha

Re: Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread Jon Clements
On Nov 9, 4:10 pm, "Alf P. Steinbach" wrote: > Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. > > It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more > explanatory text, plus limited in scope to Basic Concepts (which I previously > just had as a fir

Req. comments on "first version" ch 2 progr. intro (using Python 3.x in Windows)

2009-11-09 Thread Alf P. Steinbach
Chapter 2 "Basic Concepts" is about 0.666 completed and 30 pages so far. It's now Python 3.x, and reworked with lots of graphical examples and more explanatory text, plus limited in scope to Basic Concepts (which I previously just had as a first ch 2 section -- but there's rather a lot of con