Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread Alan Gauld
"johnf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > > Coming from Scotland I have no idea what that means! > > What no Girl Scout cookies in Scotland???:-) Well we have girls and we have scouts and we have girls who are in the scouts equivalent for girls - the brownies. Brownies are a kind of cookie aren't they

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread johnf
On Wednesday 16 January 2008 02:44:25 pm Alan Gauld wrote: > >   It is, almost, (19 January 2008)GS cookie time in > > CA. > > Coming from Scotland I have no idea what that means! What no Girl Scout cookies in Scotland???:-) -- John Fabiani ___ Tutor m

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread Alan Gauld
"Roger Maxwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > I would like to learn and teach my 2 girls a mini > database GUI program in Python and Since sqlite is included in the standard distribution of Pythn 2.5 you might as well use that. It is easy to administer and uses a simplified version of st

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread R. Alan Monroe
>I would like to learn and teach my 2 girls a mini > database GUI program in Python and >They are Girl Scouts (and advanced MS & HS > students) http://davidbau.com/archives/2005/07/29/haaarg_world.html Alan ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@py

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread bhaaluu
Greetings, Take a look at this page: http://davidbau.com/python/learning.html and also this one (by the same programmer): http://davidbau.com/archives/2005/07/29/haaarg_world.html Not only are these interesting reads, but also give a glimpse into what it takes to teach kids computer programmin

Re: [Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread Ben Bartrum
>Question(s): >Q01: Is this a 'reasonable' first project? Yes. But I'd say do it in 2 phases. First do a command-line version, then do the GUI. >Q02: We can use either MAC or WinXP but which? Or both? It realy doesn't matter >Q03: Is this the appropriate forum? Yes _

[Tutor] Program Specification Request

2008-01-16 Thread Roger Maxwell
Hi all: 1st post! Have been lurker 4 some time. Thanks to all. I am new to Python and a former DOS Clipper programmer. I would like to learn and teach my 2 girls a mini database GUI program in Python and They are Girl Scouts (and advanced MS & HS students) It is, almost, (19 Jan