[Edu-sig] Elevator Demo for Python

[Laura Creighton]

In a message of Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:58:10 CDT, Phil Wagner writes:
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>Often I am asked for a quick demonstration about the power of Python,
>sometimes for people with no computer science background.  . What can I s
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>them that doesn't take too much time but gets the point across that Pytho
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>is a good fit for math/education?
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> Phil

list comprehensions are the single thing that 'do it' for people around
here.

Laura