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Thanks for the feedback. I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't strict

by asicsp 6y ago

Thanks for the feedback. I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't strictly necessary to follow along this book. I also mention links for websites you can use as an alternate. Given that knowing another programming language is a prerequisite, I hope getting started won't be an issue. I'll see if I can improve on the current instructions.

t0mmyb0y 6y ago
Mac is almost identical to linux.
interestica 6y ago
This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't strictly necessary to follow along this book. You bring up IDLE but don't define it. It's mentioned that it's related to IDE only. > Given that knowing another programming language is a prerequisite... Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why?
- asicsp 6y ago
  >Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why? I mention it in the preface chapter: https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/preface.html https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/prefa... There are plenty of books teaching Python for beginners to programming (Think Python, Automate the Boring Stuff, Python Crash Course and so on). And those are all 200+ page books, requiring a lot of effort from the author to teach programming concepts. I've seen a few people wanting a book that assumes the reader is already familiar with programming basics. The official Python tutorial is awesome for that purpose and there are a few books as well (A Whirlwind Tour of Python, Python 101, etc). I had started another book on Python projects and I felt I needed to improve my Python knowledge, so I wrote this book. >You bring up IDLE but don't define it. It's mentioned that it's related to IDE only. I'm assuming reader already knows IDE. I can add a wikipedia link to make it easier to look it up for those who don't know about it.
fock 6y ago
While Mac is indeed problematic, for Windows you can just download a copy of their evaluation VM and go through installation there. For my own course installing and doing "Hello World" is actually the 0th exercise, because it doesn't make sense to start doing stuff if this doesn't work.

by asicsp 6y ago

t0mmyb0y 6y ago

Mac is almost identical to linux.

interestica 6y ago

This is a pretty good framework for learning. > I have Linux only, so can't give Windows/Mac instructions. That said I do show how to use IDLE, so command line knowledge isn't strictly necessary to follow along this book. You bring up IDLE but don't define it. It's mentioned that it's related to IDE only. > Given that knowing another programming language is a prerequisite... Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why?

asicsp 6y ago
>Is that mentioned at all? And which ones? Why? I mention it in the preface chapter: https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/preface.html https://learnbyexample.github.io/100_page_python_intro/prefa... There are plenty of books teaching Python for beginners to programming (Think Python, Automate the Boring Stuff, Python Crash Course and so on). And those are all 200+ page books, requiring a lot of effort from the author to teach programming concepts. I've seen a few people wanting a book that assumes the reader is already familiar with programming basics. The official Python tutorial is awesome for that purpose and there are a few books as well (A Whirlwind Tour of Python, Python 101, etc). I had started another book on Python projects and I felt I needed to improve my Python knowledge, so I wrote this book. >You bring up IDLE but don't define it. It's mentioned that it's related to IDE only. I'm assuming reader already knows IDE. I can add a wikipedia link to make it easier to look it up for those who don't know about it.

fock 6y ago

While Mac is indeed problematic, for Windows you can just download a copy of their evaluation VM and go through installation there. For my own course installing and doing "Hello World" is actually the 0th exercise, because it doesn't make sense to start doing stuff if this doesn't work.