Re: [Edu-sig] xturtle robocode idea?!

>> I've been searching around for python analogue of robocode... >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robocode >> but then I thought xturte should be ideal for this: I started a simple framework for it :) https://launchpad.net/py-robocode/ http://files.akl.lt/users/jurgis/python/py-robocode/ > I'll lo

Re: [Edu-sig] [OLPC-Chicago] OLPC/Sugar dinner this weekend - with Pycon guests!

Hi Mel, I'll try to get you a count at our edu-sig dinner this evening. Two questions: 1. Are we meeting for breakfast tomorrow? 2. Have you decided on a restaurant for tomorrow evening yet? Please include Andrew Harrington in your reply, since he knows Chicago and has been assuming the role of

Re: [Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:44 PM, kirby urner wrote: << SNIP >> > Pywhip runs on a server, isn't about launching local processes or > accessing one's local file tree.  It doesn't go out over the web and > "eat" Python code segments in tags.  It's more a > repository of challenges, submitted from

Re: [Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

As Andre remarked in his talk, PyWhip is still quite new, just appeared in the last couple months. I'm glad we're getting more of a vision statement here from David, as that'll help any one of us promote the site accurately. My goal is to sustain a high degree of realism. Crunchy, to me, seems f

Re: [Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

At 03:34 PM 3/27/2009 -0300, Andre Roberge wrote: >On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, David MacQuigg ><macqu...@ece.arizona.edu> wrote: >>At 11:30 AM 3/27/2009 -0500, kirby urner wrote: >> >>>So Croquant is like a delivery tool, where the lesson plans >>>accumulate.

Re: [Edu-sig] Edu-sig at Pycon

More deatails on Friday night at Pycon: * Dinner: Leave from outside Ballroom FGH at 6:25PM Walk to 6:45 PM reservation at Maria's Mexican Restaurant, 9440 W Foster Ave (straight south down River Road) Maria's is about 800 yards south of the hotel - easy walking distance. Inexpensive resta

Re: [Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 12:26 PM, David MacQuigg wrote: << SNIP >> >>So Croquant is like a delivery tool, where the lesson plans >>accumulate.  PyWhip is similar but more static (making the content >>Wiki based is likely to promote organic growth). > > Not quite sure what you mean here.  Could y

Re: [Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

At 11:30 AM 3/27/2009 -0500, kirby urner wrote: >PyWhip is moving in the same direction. > >Using unittest is another option (instead of doctest). So far, I've been able to get doctest to do anything I need in testing, even some fairly complex tests involving multiple functions, pre-test setup,

[Edu-sig] The Crunchy Way

I'm in 'Learning and Teaching Python Programming: The Crunchy Way' by Dr. Andre Roberge. This would be the "Python for Educators" track, only informally defined (as a namespace?) at Pycon. There's a BOF later. He's claiming to be an imposter (we don't believe him) because he isn't teaching Pyth

Re: [Edu-sig] Edu-sig at Pycon

Ian Benson and I confirm planning to attend. Kirby 2009/3/26 Andrew Harrington : > Pycon attenders, > Remember our dinner at 6:45PM Friday night!  If you have not already let me > know you are coming, email me and/or make an entry on the BoF page > http://us.pycon.org/2009/openspace/EduSig/ > >