Re: [Tutor] feedback on simple python code

2017-02-28 Thread Peter Otten
Ryan Smith wrote: > Hi all, > > New python student here. I have been using O¹reilly¹s "Python Beyond the > Basics: Object Oriented Programming video series". In one of the > assignments we are to write a simple inheritance hierarchy of three > classes that write to text files. I have actually wri

Re: [Tutor] Learning Objectives?

2017-02-28 Thread Aaron Myatt via Tutor
Just my humble contribution: I rather appreciated this fellows intermediate python tutorial series: https://youtu.be/YSe9Tu_iNQQ?list=PLQVvvaa0QuDfju7ADVp5W1GF9jVhjbX-_ Though I would argue some other topics, like context managers, would also be worth including in his list. On 28 Feb 2017 9:15 a.

[Tutor] The benefits of a junior programmer (was: Learning Objectives?)

2017-02-28 Thread Ben Finney
Alan Gauld via Tutor writes: > That's the thing. I've never, in 40 years in IT, seen anyone advertise > for a junior programmer. Just doesn't seem to happen. Several employers in my career, including my current employer, actively seek to fill some positions with junior programmers. > It's a bit

Re: [Tutor] Learning Objectives?

2017-02-28 Thread Leam Hall
On 02/27/17 20:12, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: On 27/02/17 14:57, leam hall wrote: I'm not aware of such a list, and I'm not sure it's of much value. Better to just learn what you need and use it. ... When I was coming up as a Linux guy I took the old SAGE guidelines and studied each "level"

Re: [Tutor] Learning Objectives?

2017-02-28 Thread M Hashmi
Coding is an artthat helps you craft beautiful things in digital world. As beginner it's pretty natural to confuse about which learning curve can benefit you most in future. If I were you I would go with simple approach. I would choose best of the best software available and start building its

Re: [Tutor] Learning Objectives?

2017-02-28 Thread Fred Stluka
On 2/27/17 9:57 AM, leam hall wrote: On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:28 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor [1] wrote: On 27/02/17 10:44, Leam Hall wrote: Is there a list of Python skill progression, like "Intermediates should know and Advanced should know ?" Trying to map out a well rounded study lis

[Tutor] pygrib issues involving wind

2017-02-28 Thread Jason Snyder
I have a grib2 file. You can see the components of this grib2 file below: wgrib2 -v chart_2017022812_0057.grb2 1:0:d=2017022812:RH Relative Humidity [%]:2 m above ground:57 hour fcst: 2:227081:d=2017022812:TMAX Maximum Temperature [K]:2 m above ground:54-57 hour max fcst: 3:486870:d=2017022812:U

Re: [Tutor] pygrib issues involving wind

2017-02-28 Thread Ben Iannitelli
Hi Jason, I know nothing about pygrib, but usually Python is case-sensitive. Look again at the upper-case and lower-case letters in the original file: 1:0:d=2017022812:RH Relative Humidity [%]:2 m above ground:57 hour fcst: 2:227081:d=2017022812:TMAX Maximum Temperature [K]:2 m above ground:54