On 01/13/2013 02:28 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 1/13/2013 2:08 AM, Mitya Sirenef wrote:
>> On 01/13/2013 01:35 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:11:53 -0500, AK wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't know what to call these, so for now I'll call them "training
>> >> text movies" until I come up with a better name..
>> >>
>> >> I hope these will be helpful, especially to new students of Python.
>> >>
>> >> http://lightbird.net/larks/tmovies.html
>> >
>> >
>> > For the benefit of those who don't have web access at the moment,
or who
>> > don't like to click on random links they don't know anything about,
>> would
>> > you like to say a few words describing what "text movies" are, and how
>> > you think these may be helpful?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> Sure: they play back a list of instructions on use of string methods and
>> list comprehensions along with demonstration in a mock-up of the
>> interpreter with a different display effect for commands typed into (and
>> printed out by) the interpeter. The speed can be changed and the
>> playback can be paused.
>
> They are simulated videos of an interactive interpreter session, with
> entered commands appearing all at once instead of char by char, and
> with the extra features mentioned above. I presume the purported
> advantage over an after-the-fact transcript is focusing watcher
> attention on each entry and response.
>
That is right; I would also add that it may be overwhelming for a newbie
to be reading through a large "wall of text" -- here you have blank
space after the current paragraph so the attention is focused even more
on the last few lines.
Additionally, since instructions scroll automatically, I can space them
out more than you would conventionally do in a manual.
- mitya
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