[Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 120, Issue 27

[Charles Agriesti, DDS]

On 2/6/2014 1:48 AM, tutor-request at python.org wrote:
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>     1. Re: Which computer operating system is best for Python (Danny Yoo)
>     2. Re: Which computer operating system is best for Python (Danny Yoo)
>     3. Re: Which computer operating system is best for Python
>        (Dave Angel)
>     4. Re: Which computer operating system is best for Python
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> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:19:55 -0800
> From: Danny Yoo <dyoo at hashcollision.org>
> To: colin.chinsammy at erickson.com
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> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for
> 	Python
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> ... reading through the rest of this thread... I'm surprised no one
> has mentioned:
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>      http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python
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> Depending on your child's level, you might even look at Scratch:
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>     http://scratch.mit.edu/
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> which is not Python at all, but it is programming, and it is very much
> focused on the beginner experience.
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> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:42:12 -0800
> From: Danny Yoo <dyoo at hashcollision.org>
> To: Colin Chinsammy <colin.chinsammy at erickson.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for
> 	Python
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> On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Colin Chinsammy <
> colin.chinsammy at erickson.com> wrote:
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>>   I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
>> begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
>>
>> Is this a good choice for a complete beginner? Any particular challenges
>> that she might encounter using a chromebook OS?
>>
>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As I have researched my way into
>> confusion.
>>
>>
> Hi Colin,
>
> Ok, I read this question a little more carefully.
>
> You're planning to use the book "Python for Kids", right?
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>      http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781593274078.do
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> If using that book is a requirement, then I have to take back what I said
> about web environments being appropriate for this particular situation.
>
>
> That book requires a computer running either Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
>   It will have some exercises that assume that it can have graphical control
> over the desktop with the "Tk" graphics library, a capability that you will
> not likely have in a web-based environment.
>
> Apologies for not reading the requirements more closely.  I saw "learning
> Python for kids", and did not think that you were referring to a specific
> book!  :P
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> Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 00:38:19 -0500 (EST)
> From: Dave Angel <davea at davea.name>
> To: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for
> 	Python
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>   Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> Wrote in message:
>>
>>
>>
>> But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of
>> Windows.
>>
>> If you don't *need* Windows, there is no point in running Linux on top
>> of Windows in a virtual machine. It just means you're using twice as
>> much memory, and you are still bound by the stability of Windows.
>>
> Right. I repartitioned my drive,  shrank the installed Windows
>   partition to a minimum,  and installed linux as a dual boot. If I
>   really need a Windows program,  I run it in a Virtual box with
>   XP.
>> test
>>
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