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Help! My mother has expressed an interest in learning programming. How do I do this best?
by Bromskloss 8y ago
Help! My mother has expressed an interest in learning programming. How do I do this best?
- Doxin 8y agoFor people without a specific goal in mind I'd recommend getting them set up with the Python3 turtle module. It's fairly self-contained and allows for immediate results. Additionally it's very easy to nudge people when they are using the turtle module. e.g. after introducing loops ask if they can draw a square using only one forward() and one rotate(). after introducing functions you can ask if they can make a functions to draw N-gons. what happens if you try to draw a 100-gon? etc etc. After use of the turtle module is comfortable python offers no end to possibilities in other areas. That said, "best" is surprisingly subjective when it comes to programming, so feel free to go a different route if that feels more appropriate.