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From: gerrit at nl.linux.org (Gerrit Holl)
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Date: 29 May 1999 20:01:03 GMT
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Subject: Teaching python to beginners
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References: <7ipbca$4jh$2@news.islandnet.com>
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Message-ID: <slrn7l0i0e.ie.gerrit@gerrit.palga.uucp>
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Deryk Barker wrote:
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> Does anyone have any experience with teaching Python as a *first*
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> programming language.
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> I'm looking into the feasbility of this and would like to discuss it
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> with anyone who has experience or thoughts in the area.
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>
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Hi Deryk,
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First, I'll tell something about me and my python experience.
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I'm a Dutch 13-year-old-boy and I've about half a year programming
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experience with Python onder Linux. It was lucky for me that I had a
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father who was also going to learn python with lots of programming
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experience to teach me some things.
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After half a year experience, my father and I (me?) have concluded that
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python is quite suitable for a beginning language. You shouldn't begin with
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OOP and lambda stuff, but you shouldn't construct it too fast. Just
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start woth reading tutorials, and get a book about python. I only read
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"programming python" by Mark Lutz, and that's just a bit too hard for me.
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But I think it will be easier for you, because of two reasons:
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I've the disadvantage of being Dutch: however there are many
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Dutch readers in this newsgroup, and even Guido van Rossum is Dutch, there's
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no Dutch python documentation (I've also thought about setting up a Dutch
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python mailinglist, any comments?).
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The second reason is my age. I'm only 13, and I think you're older.
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Conclusion: yes, I suggest trying python.
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regards,
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Gerrit Holl.
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