On Mar 8, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Vern Ceder wrote: > Andre. > > I like Lightening a lot! This is almost exactly what I have been > wanting > for beginners, and I may give it a try this spring. > > If IDLE behaved this well and was this easy to use things would be > much > better. > > The reliance on an unincluded "battery" is a real drawback for many > environments, of course, but it may be worth the trouble. > > Regards, > Vern >
Andre, I agree with Vern, I just downloaded lightning and took it for a spin. Its really very nice. The simplicity of IDLE is one of the keys to the success of Python in our introductory CS courses. But students do have a bunch of trouble with IDLE on windows. I like the fact that the traceback pane pops up right under the editor pane when you run a script and hit a problem. Regarding the 'batteries'. What if we, as a community of educators using python, did something like the Enthought or MacEnthon people and created our own 'batteries included' distribution of Python. Students and other interested parties would have one stop shopping to get all the Python they needed to use python for learning computer science. What packages would we include? Brad > Andre Roberge wrote: >> On 3/6/06, Vern Ceder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >> It might be useful for teachers in a classroom situation. It is >> available >> from rur-ple's sourceforge page: >> https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=125834 >> >> On the down side, it does require wxPython which is not an >> "included battery"! >> >> André >> >>> Vern >>> > > -- > This time for sure! > -Bullwinkle J. Moose > ----------------------------- > Vern Ceder, Director of Technology > Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137 > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > Edu-sig@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
