[Tutor] what happened to the cards module

I downloaded Python 2.6.6 for windows but I can't access the "Cards" module for playing card games. Did it get renamed? If so, how can I find it? Thanks. John Soares jsoa...@safe-mail.net ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or chang

[Tutor] Re: IDLE crashing suddenly

I've noticed that after 20 or 30 compile/link/execute runs, IDLE crashes. This seems to happen pretty consistently. At the time, I'm not doing anything that might cause it to crash. Does this happen to anyone else? What causes it? Is it just a bug? I have IDLE version 1.1.1 which came with Python

[Tutor] Re: Notepad++ support for Python

I need a backup editor for IDLE, so I'm trying Notepad++. It looks nice, but there is no direct support for running Python.What you have to do is click the "Run" menu item and then you type the command line for the Python interpreter. This should be simple; there are only to .exe files: python and

[Tutor] Re: Interesting anomaly with the Eight Queens problem

I read through Magnus Hetland's book and noticed the Eight Queens problem, which I had solved some time ago using Visual Basic.This time, I wanted to use a non-recursive solution. I randomly place each queen on board coordinates running from 0,0(top left hand corner of board) to 7,7(lower right han

[Tutor] Re: Recursion....what are the best situations to use it?

I've seen a couple of nice tutorials on recursion, and a lot of awful ones. The latter always trot out the fibonacci and factorial examples for some reason. And that's about it! The good ones showed me how to trace through recursive calls and gave me practical examples(tictactoe, magic squares, Tow

[Tutor] re: recursion

Thanks for all the replies to my "use of recursion" question. I now have six clear situations where recursion would be best. The consensus seems to be that if you have anything that might contain something underneath it(like a main menu with submenus), you have a good recursion candidate.Best,John[

[Tutor] Re: Recommendations needed for a good data structures text

I have never taken a formal course in data structures, and I'm beginning to think I need one. I am mostly self-taught, with most of my formal coursework in computer languages and not computer science.Can anyone recommend a good data structures text that is not too heavy on math and theory? One that

Re: [Tutor] Tutor Digest, Vol 15, Issue 19

I was pleasantly surprised with the Dr. Python editor. Great for Python beginners like me. Also, this editor seems to support the wxWidgets and wxPython bindings library, which I'm trying to learn. John Soares [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Tutor maillist - Tut