[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 118, Issue 95

[Keith Winston]

On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:58 PM, <tutor-request at python.org> wrote:

> > So... is there any way to go back up to the previous line and correct the
> > syntax?  As it is now we are starting the entire file over.  It's really
> > cumbersome.  Is it supposed to be this way?
>

I notice "Python for Kids" uses Python 3.2, and (p. 9) IDLE, the Integrated
Development Environment that comes with Python. But it doesn't sound like
YOU'RE using Idle: Look for an icon/"button" that says Idle, instead of
Python. Try to make sure that it says something about Python 3.x, since 2.x
is different in a few respects (in case you installed the wrong one).

If you use Idle, you'll need to open a new window (from within IDLE) in
which to create/edit files, and it will prompt you to save them before you
can run them (which will automatically happen in the other window): all of
this can be done from the menu bar of the "new" window. It will be sort of
obvious once you start.

It appears to be an interesting book, one of the reviewers is 15 y.o... but
it's not light, I will be surprised if a 5 y.o. gets through it. They
suggest 10 yo and up. But kids can often rise to challenges, good luck!


-- 
Keith
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