Mailman 3 October 2017 - pydotorg-www

Update tclpython link in wiki
by Alex Mykyta Nov. 8, 2017

Nov. 8, 2017

https://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratingPythonWithOtherLanguages I would like to update the link to TclPython to point to: https://github.com/amykyta3/tclpython/ The old link points to the original author's page, but has not been updated in over 10 years. I have resurrected the project and will be maintaining it further. Tried contacting him, but the email listed is also invalid :-/ -Alex

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A New Way to Create Human-Like Artificial Intelligence
by Michael Smith Oct. 31, 2017

Oct. 31, 2017

If you are not able to see this mail, click http://r.sciencemedia.eu/32imtpppbors7f.htmlHello, I have an idea that can be used to create a smart AI. The AI will have very good linguistic intelligence. It will be able to read and extract ideas from books. It will also be able to have conversations with people. The idea is to create a website that is used to gather data from at least one million users. Each user will see a random word and will have to say what they feel when they read the word. The users will also have to rate how intense their feeling is, on a scale from 1 to 100. The user will also be shown groups of two, three and four words, and they will be asked what emotions they feel when they see them. In addition, the users will be shown sentences. The users should be allowed to say what these sentences mean to them, and what emotions they feel when they read one of the sentences. The same thing should be done for groups of two and three sentences. Furthermore, for every word from a list of the 5000 most used words in the English language, people will be asked to add another 5-10 words that come to mind when they read the word, and then rate how close each is to the initial word. Another kind of data we want to gather is to identify which sentence someone would say next in a conversation. So the user will see a sentence and then have to add another 1-3 sentences that are appropriate to continue the conversation. We should also give the user a context together with each sentence or group of sentences. Each sentence will be shown to groups of 1,000 people. We should only use an answer if it was given by at least ten people. That way we know that it wasn't written by mistake and that people usually talk like that. This will allow us to know build a very smart AI that knows exactly what to say next when it talks to people. We will also need to gather data about how important a sentence is in many different contexts. Moreover, the user should be asked which words in a sentence are more important. Even better would be to ask a user to give each word in a sentence a rating of importance from 1 to 100. Another thing that can be done is to allow the user to rate the words for groups of 2-5 sentences. Using this data, the AI should be able to compare two sentences and decide which one is more important. In that way it will be able to summarize a text. Because the AI should also be able to tell what data resembles other data, we should gather that information from the users. It should be able to detect even slight similarities between sentences/ideas. To be able to do this, the AI needs to know what is similar between every two sentences. It should know which ideas are similar, and how similar they are. Create a reward system on the website to motivate people to contribute more. Give points for every answer people supply, and show these points to everyone else on the website. Because there may be users who don't want to create an account on the website, allow anonymous users to contribute. Also, allow people to know how much time they are spending on the website to increase their motivation. We should allow the users to chose if they want to add input only for words, groups of words, sentences, or groups of sentences. I believe that people will want to contribute because in the long run they have a lot to gain if the project succeeds. Many people will want to advertise the existence and purpose of this website on their websites. The data that is gathered should be available for free to everyone who wants to build an AI. The sentences and groups of sentences that are presented to people will be taken from books, Wikipedia articles, and online conversations. The gathered data will enable the AI to know what is important in a book it reads and what it is not. We have to teach the AI everything that a person sees as important, and everything that he or she sees as less important. A human being has in his or her brain all the possible combinations of words, what each word means, and what feelings a word or groups of words generate. If we give software all this knowledge, we will have an AI that can make decisions just like a human being does. For this we need hardware that is extremely fast. The hardware may have to be optimized for searching and sorting algorithms. We may even need another kind of hardware to efficiently store all this data and then be able to access it very quickly. In this way, we can build an AI that can read books and write texts as well as a human being. If you want to create a AI that is a psychologist ask 50,000 psychologists to create accounts on your website. Then ask them to give you the data you need. The same can be done if you want to create a historian, a medic that can diagnose patients by talking to them, or a literature teacher. I believe that the only way to build a very smart human like AI is by gathering a lot of data from millions of people. Kind regards, MichaelIf you wish to unsubscribe from our newsletter, click http://r.sciencemedia.eu/32imtpppbors7g.html

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Re: [pydotorg-www] Requesting Editor Access for Contribution to Python Wiki
by Chris Angelico Oct. 28, 2017

Oct. 28, 2017

On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 7:41 PM, Meenakshi Agarwal <meenakshi052003(a)gmail.com> wrote: > My user name: MeenakshiAgarwal > > And presently, I would like to add a Python learning resource to the > "BeginnersGuide >> Programmers" section. > > Thanks. No problem. You're now an editor! ChrisA

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Requesting Editor Access for Contribution to Python Wiki
by Meenakshi Agarwal Oct. 28, 2017

Oct. 28, 2017

Dear Moderators, I'm Meenakshi Agarwal, co-founder of techbeamers.com. I'm a computer science graduate and have a passion for programming, writing & teaching. I've been part of the digital revolution from more than 10+ years. And I was able to fulfill my vision with the help of my blog which helps me connect with professionals around the globe who have a passion for learning as well. In recent years, I'm in love with Python, learned it, practiced it. I've written quite a few tutorials which have helped many as they'd written me back with their excellent learning experiences. Some of my students are also going to be the part of the upcoming PyCon 2017 in India. Seeing their success and sharing it feels like an achievement. I've now created an account on Python wiki but unable to edit or contribute. Could you please help in starting my journey on Python wiki by allowing editor access. It would surely be a privilege to associate with Python.org and its wiki. Best, Meenakshi Agarwal

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Unable to answer and write a difficult program
by Shivangi Dalmia Oct. 27, 2017

Oct. 27, 2017

The question is -Write a script that repeatedly asks the user to enter a 'customization option' to be added to an order of sunglasses. When the user enters nothing, the script should stop asking for new 'customization options', and display a message listing the customization options and stating how many customization options there are. Here's what a sample run might look like: Add as many customization options to your order of sunglasses as you want. When you're done, enter 'nothing'. What do you want add to the sunglasses now? titanium mechanism Okay. What do you want add to the sunglasses now? ear socks Okay. What do you want add to the sunglasses now? sub-etha sens-o-matic Okay. What do you want add to the sunglasses now? nothing There are 3 customization options added to the sunglasses: ['titanium mechanism', 'ear socks', 'sub-etha sens-o-matic’] the number of customization options for the sunglasses order, and a lists all the customization options added to the sunglasses order. You need to use the function definition The print and input functions cannot be used in this program I am unable to solve the program. It would be extremely helpful if I could get its solution. Thanking You

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Oct. 27, 2017

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About Editing The Python Wiki
by Meenakshi Agarwal Oct. 25, 2017

Oct. 25, 2017

*Hi,* *I am the co-founder of techbeamers.com <http://techbeamers.com>. My username for The Python Wiki: MeenakshiAgarwal I want to add a resource on https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers <https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers>** under Books,* *Websites, Tutorials (non-interactive). The URL I want to add is: http://www.techbeamers.com/python-tutorial-step-by-step/ <http://www.techbeamers.com/python-tutorial-step-by-step/>* *Regards. *

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Python Wiki EditorsGroup
by Sergey Sokolov Oct. 23, 2017

Oct. 23, 2017

Greetings! I'd like to add our local Saint Petersburg Python User Group to the LocalUserGroups page and also our forthcoming conference Piter Py to the Conferences page. My account name is SergeySokolov. — Thank you, Sergey Sokolov dmemory7(a)ya.ru

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EditorsGroup
by Musa Abdulkareem Oct. 23, 2017

Oct. 23, 2017

Hello, My User Name is MusaAbdulkareem, and I would like to add the following to the Python Training page: ASComT offers training and consulting for Python in Nigeria and the rest of Africa for small and large companies with focus on numerical, scientific, and statistical applications, including data mining and artificial intelligence. Our training service include NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Seaborn, Scikit-learn, and other popular Python packages. Our consulting service include offering innovative, value driven solutions that help clients manage and analyse data. For further information please visit our website - www.ascomt.com. Regards, Musa ==================================== Dr. Musa Abdulkareem PhD, MSc(Eng), PGCAPHE, BEng FHEA, CMath MIMA, MInstMC, MIEEE Director of Education, Research & Technology Email: m.abdulkareem(a)ascomt.com Office: ASComT (Nigeria) Ltd, 84, Kwame Nkrumah Crescent, Asokoro - Abuja, Nigeria. Office Telephone: +234 81 266 70 700 Algorithms and Scientific Computing Technologies (ASComT) ASComT (Nigeria) Ltd, 84, Kwame Nkrumah Crescent, Asokoro - Abuja, Nigeria. Email <mailto:enquiries@ascomt.com> enquiries(a)ascomt.com Tel +234 80 800 00 108 Website <http://www.ascomt.com/> www.ascomt.com Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ASComT-523972817801169/> https://www.facebook.com/ASComT-523972817801169/ Twitter <https://twitter.com/ASComT_com> https://twitter.com/ASComT_com Registered in the Federal Republic of Nigeria (RC No. 1330822).

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Why Everyone on Earth Should Have the Same Religion
by Michael Smith Oct. 21, 2017

Oct. 21, 2017

Hello, I would like to share with you some of my thoughts about religion. In the long run it is safer for us as a species to all have the same religion. Having the same religion eliminates the conflicts between people that are caused by religion. Everywhere in the world people are becoming more and more educated. Because of this in 50 years from now it will be trivial for millions of people from all over the world to build nuclear weapons and genetically modify viruses and bacteria. This poses a great danger for us as a species. The best religions in my opinion are Christianity and Buddhism. A better option than to be religious is to be an atheist. Convincing people to change from one religion to another is very difficult. Changing people to atheism is easier than changing people from one religion to another. I believe that the right logical ideas should be able to convert anyone to atheism in a matter of minutes. My goal is to find a set of ideas that could fit on two pages and which if read by a person of any religion would make this person an atheist. A person should be able to understand these ideas in the same way a mathematician understands the demonstration of a theorem. Once they understand the ideas they should not be able to go back to the old beliefs. Here are some of my ideas about Christianity. Similar ideas could be written about other religions. 1. God knows the future so he knows how a person is going to behave during his or her life even from the moment he or she is born. So God already knows if we are going to hell or to heaven when we are born. The question is why not put people directly in heaven or hell? 2. Religious people say that there is God (good) and there is the Devil (evil). The problem is that God created the Devil. God knew exactly how this devil he was going to create will behave because God knows the future. So the Christian God is evil himself for creating the Devil. 3. The Bible was created by regular people. All of them were man. Those who decided what to put in the Bible optimized for certain effects for the Bible to have when they chose what texts to add. 4. Christian people believe that God wants them to pray. Why would God want people to pray to him? There is nothing he can do with people's prayers. They don't make him happier because his happiness is at maximum anyway. 5. There is no text written by Jesus in the Bible. I believe that this was done on purpose by those who created the Bible. If people saw a text written by Jesus they would become less religious. Seeing a text written by Jesus would make Jesus more trivial. On the other hand we are told only about the miracles Jesus made. 6. What is the right religion and what are the right Gods or God? Most people in the world have the religion of their parents. This happened by chance and not because they chose based on better evidence. 7. People are not moral because they are religious. They are moral because they are born that way and because they are educated in schools to be that way. They are moral because this helps them to have friends and good lives. Most of the time people do what is moral just because there are laws. 8. We should not believe in the writings made 2000 years ago because they are not better than the ones that are made today. Many Christian people believe that God spoke throw people 2000 years or so ago. I believe that to be false. In any case, it should be as probable for God to speak throw people these days as it was 2000 years ago. 9. In my opinion there is no heaven and hell. It is said that the Christian God is the absolute good in the world so he should permit everyone to go to heaven. If he doesn't permit everyone to go to heaven then he must be evil. All bad people are bad because their genes or their education make them that way. So if they are bad it is not their fault. We can't chose neither our genes nor our education in the first years of life. If there was a heaven all people should be allowed to get there no matter what they do in life. 10. Religious people lose a lot of time by going to church. They also lose a lot of money by building churches that cost millions of dollars each instead of building more schools and hospitals. By building more schools we can double their number. This would allow us to teach groups of 10-15 children at once instead of teaching 20-30 children at once. This would greatly increase the level of education in every country where this is done. If you have the time to write please let me know what are your opinions about religions. Regards, Michael Smith

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