> -Original Message-
> From: d...@hashcollision.org
> Sent: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 14:26:36 -0700
> To: codemon...@inbox.com
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Why is Quick Search at docs.Python.org so useless?
>
>> I realize that this list doesn't have control over python.org, but there
> are enough of yo
> I realize that this list doesn't have control over python.org, but there
are enough of you who are experts about all this stuff that maybe some
changes can be made. If I ever learn enough, I hope to be part of the
solution myself. A working search engine would be most helpful.
Hi Deb,
Yeah, u
On 05/07/2014 19:40, Deb Wyatt wrote:
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From: breamore...@yahoo.co.uk
Sent: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:26:41 +0100
To: tutor@python.org
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Why is Quick Search at docs.Python.org so useless?
On 05/07/2014 18:31, Deb Wyatt wrote:
I am betting that a big reaso
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On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 8:09 PM CEST Varuna Seneviratna wrote:
>On 30 June 2014 04:11, Alan Gauld wrote:
>> I'm looking for tips for an appendix to a book that
>> I'm working on.
>>
>> What are the best unofficial (ie not python.org)
>> resources for people who hav
> -Original Message-
> From: breamore...@yahoo.co.uk
> Sent: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:26:41 +0100
> To: tutor@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] Why is Quick Search at docs.Python.org so useless?
>
> On 05/07/2014 18:31, Deb Wyatt wrote:
>> I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straig
On 30 June 2014 04:11, Alan Gauld wrote:
> I'm looking for tips for an appendix to a book that
> I'm working on.
>
> What are the best unofficial (ie not python.org)
> resources for people who have learned the basics
> but are not experts yet? ie Typical tutor list
> "graduates"...
>
> I'm thinkin
On 05/07/2014 18:31, Deb Wyatt wrote:
I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straight to documentation for
answers is because of the useless quick search. You should be able to type
'dictionary' and get links to the dictionary info. You get a bunch of links
that are meaningless to s
I agree very much. I feel like I might have a learning disability when
I try to reference the official Python docs for something that seems
like it should be a very common task.
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Deb Wyatt wrote:
> I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straight to document
I am betting that a big reason newbies don't go straight to documentation for
answers is because of the useless quick search. You should be able to type
'dictionary' and get links to the dictionary info. You get a bunch of links
that are meaningless to someone who wants to learn about how to u
