On 6 February 2014 09:46, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 06/02/14 02:11, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
>> But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of
>> Windows.
>
> Unless you are running a server a modern Windows set up is stable enough.
> Since windows 7 and 8 the core OS is far bett
On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Neil Cerutti wrote:
> Linux is a great OS for a child to learn computing and
> programming on, provided the parent knows it well enough to train
> the student on it. If not, it's just inviting needless headaches.
Look at http://www.edubuntu.org/
Leam
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On 2014-02-06, Alan Gauld wrote:
> And for a beginner who is only programming casually and likely
> doing other things with the PC a Windows box makes a lot of
> sense since other programs are more plentiful and generally
> better quality for casual use.
>
> If you want to become a pro then sure L
On 02/06/2014 02:51 AM, Tim Krupinski wrote:
The reason I suggest Linux is because a lot of Python is used in it
already.
People was also designed (according to Guido vR) to please Unix/C hackers.
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On 02/06/2014 12:13 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
On 05/02/14 18:34, Colin Chinsammy wrote:
I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
I wouldn't consider a Chromebpook for anyone learning programming.
They are fine f
On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 10:09:07PM +1100, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Hi Sasha, and welcome!
Correction, Sacha.
Sorry about that, I know how annoying it is to have your name
misspelled.
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Hi Sasha, and welcome!
On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 07:41:12AM +, Sacha Rook wrote:
> Hi as much as I like chrome books
>
> My opinion so I would rather give him a laptop
^^^
Her.
I'll just drop this link here:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/girls-a
On 05/02/14 18:34, Colin Chinsammy wrote:
I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
One option which is aimed at the kids eduication kind of
market and hasn't been mentioned is the RasberryPi.
Its very Python
On 06/02/14 02:11, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of
Windows.
Unless you are running a server a modern Windows set up is stable
enough. Since windows 7 and 8 the core OS is far better than earlier
incarnations. I've only had one BSOD i
Hi as much as I like chrome books
My opinion so I would rather give him a laptop either with Linux or windows
with free virtualisation software on to run either so and program on both
especially if he will be offline.
Alternative if you have wifi/network constant connection then just a
browse
Steven D'Aprano Wrote in message:
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>
>
>
> But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of
> Windows.
>
> If you don't *need* Windows, there is no point in running Linux on top
> of Windows in a virtual machine. It just means you're using twice as
> much memory, and you
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Colin Chinsammy <
colin.chinsa...@erickson.com> wrote:
> I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
> begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
>
> Is this a good choice for a complete beginner? Any particular challenges
... reading through the rest of this thread... I'm surprised no one
has mentioned:
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python
Depending on your child's level, you might even look at Scratch:
http://scratch.mit.edu/
which is not Python at all, but it is programming, and it is very much
focu
Hi everyone,
> * I would vote against a Chrome OS based device for a number of practical
> reasons when considering a computer for learning how to do anything, but
> especially coding.
I'm not quite sure what to make of the above statement: it seems a bit broad.
Anyway, there seems to be an
In response to the OP with considerations for budget and the target learner:
* At this stage in operating systems and python setups, I posit that the
easiest and most meritorious path is to use a "beginner's Linux" that is
easy to install and focuses on a good desktop experience. The best
offering
On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 06:34:49PM +, Colin Chinsammy wrote:
> I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
> begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget. Is this a
> good choice for a complete beginner? Any particular challenges that
> she might encoun
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 4:35 PM, David Abbott wrote:
> Linux runs great on older Laptops that were the top of the line in
> their day, two nice examples with great keyboards are dell e6400 and
> ibm T61's. Linux is easy to install and set up now a days :)
FWIW linux does, but firefox and chrome do
On Wed, Feb 05, 2014 at 07:51:51PM -0600, Tim Krupinski wrote:
> I would agree with David and others. For programming, a chromebook would
> not be a good choice because you can't install any type of development
> environment onto the machine itself. Get something with a big screen and,
> preferab
I would agree with David and others. For programming, a chromebook would
not be a good choice because you can't install any type of development
environment onto the machine itself. Get something with a big screen and,
preferably a full keyboard - I'm talking full size in the sense that you
have t
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Marc Tompkins wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Joel Goldstick
> wrote:
>>
>> I would get a laptop with as large a screen as you can afford. Windows or
>> Linux.
>>
> I second that emotion, and also: try out the keyboard first (or rather, have
> your kid try
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Joel Goldstick wrote:
> I would get a laptop with as large a screen as you can afford. Windows or
> Linux.
>
> I second that emotion, and also: try out the keyboard first (or rather,
have your kid try it out). We spend a lot of time on our laptops, and a
badly-desi
On Feb 5, 2014 6:14 PM, "Alan Gauld" wrote:
>
> On 05/02/14 18:34, Colin Chinsammy wrote:
>>
>> I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
>> begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
>
>
> I wouldn't consider a Chromebpook for anyone learning programming
On 05/02/14 18:34, Colin Chinsammy wrote:
I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
I wouldn't consider a Chromebpook for anyone learning programming.
They are fine for folks who are happy to do everything "in
I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to begin
learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
Is this a good choice for a complete beginner? Any particular challenges that
she might encounter using a chromebook OS?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As I ha
(Re Python on Windows 7)
On Thu, 23 Feb 2012, Tim Golden wrote:
On 23/02/2012 09:00, Alan Gauld wrote:
If you do a reinstall, download the ActiveState version rather
than the Python.org version.
I also recommend the ActiveState distro.
I am going to "third" Alan's and Tim's recommendation
On 23/02/2012 15:23, Jugurtha Hadjar wrote:
On 23/02/2012 02:00, Tamar Osher wrote:
Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new)
Windows 7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if
they can help me, since this is a Windows problem and not a Python
probl
On 23/02/2012 16:46, Dave Angel wrote:
I'm not running Windows any more (except in a VirtualBox), but your
batch files could be improved:
Since you only have the one useful line in the batch file, just put
the @ on that line; no need to turn off echo for the whole file, when
the file is one
On 02/23/2012 10:23 AM, Jugurtha Hadjar wrote:
One last point: Having two versions of Python, here's what I did in
order to chose which version is used depending what I'm doing (If I'm
tinkering with Numpy, I must use Python26)
Python 2.6 is installed in C:\Python26
Python 3.2 is installed
On 23/02/2012 02:00, Tamar Osher wrote:
Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new) Windows
7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if they can help me,
since this is a Windows problem and not a Python problem.
My question: For the future, what typ
On 23/02/2012 09:00, Alan Gauld wrote:
By no means, one of Pythons strengths is that the same code can run on
many OS. But as Steven has mentioned many developers use Linux because
GNU/Linux is designed as a developer's OS and comes with oodles of
tools. Most of those are available for Windows to
On 23/02/12 01:00, Tamar Osher wrote:
Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new)
Windows 7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if
they can help me, since this is a Windows problem and not a Python problem.
I doubt if you have any big issues.
You p
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 07:00:57PM -0600, Tamar Osher wrote:
>
> Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new)
> Windows 7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if they
> can help me, since this is a Windows problem and not a Python problem.
>
> My qu
On 23/02/2012 01:00, Tamar Osher wrote:
Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new) Windows
7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if they can help me,
since this is a Windows problem and not a Python problem.
My question: For the future, what ty
* Tamar Osher [2012-02-22 19:00]:
>
> Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new)
> Windows 7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if
> they can help me, since this is a Windows problem and not a Python
> problem.
>
> My question: For the future, wh
Hi. I am still having trouble installing and using Python on my (new) Windows
7 computer, but I plan to contact Microsoft forums and see if they can help me,
since this is a Windows problem and not a Python problem.
My question: For the future, what type of computer is best for Python
develop
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