Python docs disappointing - group effort to hire writers?

[Paul Rubin]

r <rt8396 at gmail.com> writes:
> Some say the tutorial is not meant for non-programmers, but for
> programmers with no Python experience. So! How does that justify
> obstruction of the tut? Why not present the same information in a way
> both can easily understand? 

I agree that a tutorial for non-programmers would be useful, but it's
better to have it as a separate document.  The existing tutorial helps
experienced programmers get started with Python very quickly, by
checking off familiar features from other languages and saying how
Python implements them.  Someone familiar with (say) Java or C++ can
read it in a few minutes and start contributing to a Python project.
Pitching it to complete beginners would require covering a lot of
ground that is already well known to someone who programs in other
languages, and would slow it down too much.