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http://www.python.org/download/ http://www.python.org/download/
by thomaslangston 15y ago
http://www.python.org/download/ http://www.python.org/download/
- peripitea 15y agoRight, but do you understand how unintelligible that page is for most people? My dad is smart enough that I'm sure he could learn how to program, but I'm almost certain that he wouldn't know what to do on that page. Also, I think last time I encouraged a non-compsci friend to install python, they had issues with the PATH not being set right, and quickly lost interest. Compare that to the Firefox download page, where it auto-detects everything it needs to know about your computer and gives you one simple, unambiguous giant "download me" button that just works. If this was a conversion funnel, python would be losing most of their money (i.e. potential users) at this step.
- ramblerman 15y agonavigating the internet and reading through some basic documentation seems like a pretty basic requirement for a 'programmer'. It might be unintelligible at first, but a little struggle is a better teacher than constant hand holding. The old cruel IRC days of RTFM made me a better, more independent problem solver.