Um....
So yeah, my technique is to keep introducing new concepts (e.g. for loop) while continuing to use those looked at so far (e.g. print formatting).
That I get.
Looping with for more string formatting
That looks like deliberately introducing two new concepts at the same time (for and *more* string formatting) Are you trying to introduce two more balls? I have always made a point of one at a time, but maybe that is boring and the student tunes out. On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 11:04 AM, kirby urner <kirby.urner@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 6:32 PM, Carl Karsten <carl@nextdayvideo.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jun 23, 2017 at 3:12 AM, kirby urner <kirby.urner@gmail.com> wrote:
Looping with for more string formatting
Kerby, I am curious about the pedagogy of introducing two distinct concepts at the same time like that. Care to elaborate?
I introduce string formatting with {placeholders} early in the training, and then keep using that. I also use the keywords list (keyword.kwlist) for raw material, when introducing for loops. So something like this:
from keyword import kwlist
for word in kwlist: if word.islower(): # showing how conditionals work print("Lowercase keyword: | {:20} |".format(word))
The format method is a good stand-in for callables in general in that we can start looking at positional versus named arguments, * and ** as argument exploders etc.
So yeah, my technique is to keep introducing new concepts (e.g. for loop) while continuing to use those looked at so far (e.g. print formatting).
Kind of like a juggling act, where one keeps introducing more balls.
Kirby
Kirby