<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Jonathan Fine <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jfine2358@gmail.com" target="_blank">jfine2358@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> There is, implicitly, a<br>
syllabus in <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://docs.python.org/3/<wbr>tutorial/</a>.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The tutorial, is, well, a tutorial, it is by no means a complete course of study. So no, I don't think it's an appropriate place to start to develop a certification.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Here's a couple of Python syllabuses (the first proprietary, the<br>
second perhaps open)<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-98-381.aspx" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-<wbr>us/learning/exam-98-381.aspx</a><br>
<a href="https://pythoninstitute.org/pcap-exam-syllabus/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pythoninstitute.org/<wbr>pcap-exam-syllabus/</a></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I am developing this:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://uwpce-pythoncert.github.io/PythonCertDevel/index.html">https://uwpce-pythoncert.github.io/PythonCertDevel/index.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Which we use for a "Certificate" program, which is NOT a "certification".</div><div><br></div><div>But I like to think we've put together a pretty good curriculum.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
I hope this is enough to persuade you that this topic is appropriate<br>
for python-ideas. Of course, if you know a better forum for this, that<br>
would be welcome.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>This really isn't the right forum -- maybe the tutor list?</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor">https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor</a></div><div><br></div><div>But if you think you want to develop a certification, you need to find like-minded people to do it.</div><div><br></div><div>-CHB</div><div> </div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R            (206) 526-6959   voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE   (206) 526-6329   fax<br>Seattle, WA  98115       (206) 526-6317   main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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