Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-24 Thread Robert Kern
On 2009-08-24 08:32 AM, Peter Otten wrote: Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: > From the distance it looks like these children need a good teacher rather than a bad (or just starting) programmer. Wow, that is rude. Let's keep this list friendly, won't we ? I may have been too blunt, and if my m

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-24 Thread David Robinow
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Peter Otten<__pete...@web.de> wrote: > If you are trying to teach children that are unwilling to use pen and paper > putting them in front of a computer doesn't help you and them one bit. As a > starting programmer you'll have to spend a lot of time in front of your

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-24 Thread Peter Otten
Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: >> >From the distance it looks like these children need a good teacher >> >rather than a bad (or just starting) programmer. > Wow, that is rude. Let's keep this list friendly, won't we ? I may have been too blunt, and if my message has come across as an insult I apo

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-24 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
Peter Otten wrote: newbie wrote: I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. I've searched the net to find ready made software that will meet my needs but it is either written to a level much higher

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread c
> I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs That is so open-ended it could mean anything. If you give a much more specified idea of what you are imagining creating, people could be helpful. > for students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. Aversi

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread Dave Angel
newbie wrote: Hi all I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. I've searched the net to find ready made software that will meet my needs but it is either written to a level much higher than these stude

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Sun, 23 Aug 2009, newbie wrote: > Hi all > I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for > students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. > I've searched the net to find ready made software that will meet my > needs but it is either written to a leve

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread Peter Otten
newbie wrote: > I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for > students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. > I've searched the net to find ready made software that will meet my > needs but it is either written to a level much higher than these > stu

Re: Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread Xavier Ho
On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 9:26 PM, newbie wrote: > Hi all > I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for > students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. What sort of interactive program? Would it be educational, for example? > I've searched the net

Is Python what I need?

2009-08-23 Thread newbie
Hi all I'm interested in developing computer based, interactive programs for students in a special school who have an aversion to pen and paper. I've searched the net to find ready made software that will meet my needs but it is either written to a level much higher than these students can cope wit