[Patches] [ python-Patches-852226 ] tutorial - 4 minor changes

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Patches item #852226, was opened at 2003-12-01 13:22
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Category: Documentation
Group: Python 2.3
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Gerrit Holl (gerrit)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: tutorial - 4 minor changes

Initial Comment:
This patch changes 4 minor things in the tutorial:
- around line 1080, it says there is no intelligend
input line editing tool available, but there is, called
idle
- around line 1160, it says looping can be done over
any sequence, I added the note that it really loops
over an iterable
- around line 1420, changed 'return 0/return 1' into
'return False/return True'
- aroind line 4430, add a link to the Google c.l.py archive

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>Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2003-12-02 02:37

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#1 This is literally correct and applies to command line
python.  IDLE would be under text editors mentioned in the
next sentence.  It is not specifically mentioned because
IDLE requires Tcl/Tk which is not available to on all
distributions.

#2 It is correct that looping can be done over any sequence.
 The concept of general iterables is introduced much later.
 This line is *very* early in the tutorial.

#3 Yes, I'm applying the change.

#4 The www.python.org site has no shortage of help
references.  I feel uncomfortable throwing beginners to the
c.l.py archives which are filled with gibberish, impolite
behavior, misinformation, out dated information, etc.  There
is good stuff in there but it takes some skill, persistence,
and luck to find what is needed.



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