[python-advocacy] Python book for beginners doing well

[hwg]

The book "Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners", which uses Python as the teaching language, has been in the top 3 of publisher Manning Publications "Bestsellers - US Retail" list for the past few weeks.  Last week it was their #1 book.

It has also been doing well on Amazon, where it is #1 in the "Web for Kids" category.  (They don't have a "programming for kids" category, so that's where they put it, even though it's not really about the web.)

It has also had several good reviews, as well as the positive comments on Amazon.

It's nice to see a Python book doing so well and promoting Python as the best teaching language around.


hwg






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From: David Goodger <goodger at python.org>
To: Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com>
Cc: advocacy at python.org
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 7:18:55 PM
Subject: Re: [python-advocacy] Vector logo?

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 15:34, Aahz<aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009, David Goodger wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 13:35, Aahz<aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there a native vector version of the Python logo? ?I know that
>>> http://www.python.org/community/logos/
>>> says the PNG should be openable as a vector file in Adobe Fireworks, but
>>> I don't have access to Fireworks, and I'm not particularly familiar with
>>> image formats.
>>
>> SVG is a vector format (SVG == Scalable Vector Graphics). The Python
>> logo is supplied as an SVG file on that page.
>
> Gotcha, it was a bit confusing because the PNG is specified as the master
> file.

Yes, Adobe Fireworks saves a PNG which also contains the vector info,
in a hybrid format of some kind. So the "master" PNG works as a
regular PNG if you don't have Fireworks.

But nobody has fireworks, so the best thing would be to move that file
down in the list. I'll take care of it.

-- 
David Goodger <http://python.net/~goodger>
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