[Edu-sig] [CfP] 5th IEEE Track on Collaborative Modeling and Simulation (Comets 2016) **** Submission Deadline Extended ****

2016-02-16 Thread Daniele Gianni
*** Submission Deadline Extended ** (Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message) # IEEE WETICE 2016 5th IEEE Track on Collaborative Modeling

Re: [Edu-sig] what is a "variable" in Python?

2016-02-16 Thread kirby urner
I'm noticing that postings with edu-sig as one among several take longer to show up in the archives. I'm going to not reply-all in future and just use edu-sig for its mail reflector powers. That should make the moderator's job a little easier. Kirby On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 9:33 AM, kirby urne

Re: [Edu-sig] what is a "variable" in Python?

2016-02-16 Thread Mark Engelberg
Advanced students can gain a much deeper understanding of variables by writing an interpreter themselves. This free course on udacity will show advanced students how to write a basic Javascript interpreter in Python: https://www.udacity.com/courses/cs262 ___

Re: [Edu-sig] what is a "variable" in Python?

2016-02-16 Thread Mark Engelberg
First, add me to the chorus of people saying that using the term "variable" to categorize mutable objects versus immutable objects is counter to the way every programmer uses and understands the term "variable" to mean a* name *that can take on multiple values over the lifetime of a program. Sounds