[Tutor] beginners resources list, Python education events

[Gregor Lingl]

wesley chun schrieb:
> hey all,
> ...
> Python: Visual QuickStart Guide (Fehily, 2001)
>   
This is outdated. There is a new one:

Toby Donaldson:  Python: Visual QuickStart Guide (2008)
> Learn to Program Using Python (Gauld, 2000)
>
> ONLINE
> How to Think like a Computer Scientist
> http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy
>
>   
...
> please let me know if i'm missing anything as well as if any
> information is incorrect or out-of-date. also, does anyone know the
> latest about Alice (in particular, did they switch from Python to
> Java?) also, are there any good turtle ot vpython (or other 3D)
> drawing tools? 
As I'm the author of Pythons new turtle module (2.6 and 3.0), I'm - 
naturally -
thinking that it is a good turtle drawing tool. In fact it is much more 
than merely a
turtle module and includes features to create event driven programs and 
other things.

As it is part of the Python standard distribution it can be used 'out of 
the box'

So I think this deserves to be mentioned.
(Did you not know about it or do you dislike it? If cou are really 
interested in it
have a look at this:  

http://pycon.blip.tv/file/1947495/

)

Generally the Edu-Sig page has been reorganized recently by Andre Roberge
and now contains a lot of up-to-date information on your topic.

Regards,
Gregor



> also, are there any intros that use PyGame to teach
> programming via game-writing?
>
> on a somewhat related note, i'm doing 3 Python knowledge/education
> events within the next few months.
>
> 1. APRIL: O'Reilly/Safari Books Online "What is Python?" webcast (FREE to all)
> http://www.safaribooksonline.com/events/WhatIsPython.html
>
> 2. JUNE: Comprehensive Introduction to Python (3-day training course
> in San Francisco open to everyone!)
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-April/708428.html
>
> 3. JULY: O'Reilly Open Source Convention Tutorial instructor and
> session speaker (San Jose, CA)
> http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/speaker/44470
>
> thanks!
> -- wesley
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> "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001
> "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009
>     http://corepython.com
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