Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

> At $88 for 500 pages it had better be good or he will be stuxck > with academic-only sales! well, the other thing is that the 2nd review will really make ppl go back to the original title since it's $18 vs. $88 for the (apparently) same material, both academic and general sales. i can't imagine

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

At 05:03 PM 7/26/2008, Alan Gauld wrote: "wesley chun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote from the 2nd review for this author's "other" Python book, it could be some nefarious actions from the publisher itself... no wonder it's "out-of-print!" http://amazon.com/dp/1423901126 At $88 for 500 pages it

Re: [Tutor] urllib2 and php authentication

W W schreef: On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Daniele <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Hi, I'm trying to connect to a site that requires a php login. I used the urllib2 module in the following way: It requires a php login, or php handles the login? >>> i

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:46 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:03 PM 7/26/2008, Alan Gauld wrote: > > "wesley chun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >> >> from the 2nd review for this author's "other" Python book, it could be >>> some nefarious actions from the publisher itself... no w

[Tutor] newbie graphing question

I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice that will send me off in the best direction. I want to write programs that can draw figures with commands akin to point(x,y) to draw a point at coordinate

Re: [Tutor] Unable to Reconfigure IDLE

Thomas Corbett wrote: On Jul 26, 2008, at 9:02 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: "Thomas Corbett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote Configured shell window to wrong size, now can't seem to find the menu (Options > Configure) to resize the shell. Don't you just resize it then close it and the next time it op

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 3:33 AM, wesley chun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > on a tangential note, i may be asked to teach a private course to > individuals who have never formally learned to program before, and i'm > participating in this thread for a number of reasons, including the > fact that i'

Re: [Tutor] newbie graphing question

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Peter Petto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric > pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice that > will send me off in the best direction. > > I want to write programs that ca

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

"wesley chun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote oh, if there were only some other alternative for complete newbies to programmers... say, um, a 2nd edition of Learn to Program?!? (yeah, i keep teasing about this but i am kinda serious in some ways too [altho i'm aware of the work involved in such an

Re: [Tutor] newbie graphing question

"Peter Petto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote I want to write programs that can draw figures with commands akin to point(x,y) to draw a point at coordinates (x,y), or segment (x1,y1,x2, y2) to draw a segment between points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)? Most GUI toolkits will have a Canvas widget or simil

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

At 04:09 AM 7/27/2008, Danyelle Gragsone wrote: Aren't those different books? than PPftAB? Your acronym has lost me, but _Programming Python for the Absolute Beginner_, 2nd ed. is essentially the same book as the much more expensive _Guide to Programming with Python_. Dick

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:09 AM 7/27/2008, Danyelle Gragsone wrote: > > Aren't those different books? than PPftAB? >> > > Your acronym has lost me, but _Programming Python for the Absolute > Beginner_, 2nd ed. is essentially the same book as t

Re: [Tutor] newbie graphing question

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Peter Petto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric > pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice that > will send me off in the best direction. > > I want to write programs that ca

[Tutor] plotting graphs

I'd personally recommend the matplotlib plotting library. It has a matlab style plotting interface. The only work required by you would be to write a few one line functions that wrap the matpotlib.pylab.plot() function call. Your students on windows could use idle as a back end (you have to have

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

At 07:18 AM 7/27/2008, bhaaluu wrote: So if a student goes through PPftAB2E, and wants to continue programming games, I'd recommend "Game Programming" by Andy Harris [ISBN-13: 978-0-470-06822-9]. Game Programming is a fairly complete PyGame tutorial. What do you think of _Beginning Game Develo

Re: [Tutor] Online class/education for Python?

At 11:16 AM 7/27/2008, Danyelle Gragsone wrote: On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 04:09 AM 7/27/2008, Danyelle Gragsone wrote: Aren't those different books? than PPftAB? Your acronym has lost me, but _Programming Python for the Absolute Beginner_,

Re: [Tutor] newbie graphing question

Peter Petto wrote: I'm about to try some Python programming for drawing simple geometric pictures (for math classes I teach) and was hoping to get some advice that will send me off in the best direction. I want to write programs that can draw figures with commands akin to point(x,y) to draw a