[Tutor] How to check the word size of the platform(OS)?

2014-08-02 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
What is the way to check the word size of the platform(OS), and also int size and character size, are they the same. I searched on line But couldn't get an answer ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https

Re: [Tutor] What are your favourite unofficial resources

2014-07-05 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
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

Re: [Tutor] What are your favourite unofficial resources

2014-06-30 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
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

Re: [Tutor] What are your favourite unofficial resources

2014-06-30 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
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

Re: [Tutor] What are your favourite unofficial resources

2014-06-29 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
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

[Tutor] What is a namespace? What is meant by "A namespace is a mapping from names to objects"

2013-12-09 Thread Varuna Seneviratna
> > Let’s begin with some definitions. > > A *namespace* is a mapping from names to objects. Most namespaces are > currently implemented as Python dictionaries, but that’s normally not > noticeable in any way (except for performance), and it may change in the > future. Examples of namespaces are: t