Reviews of book on introductory Python (was: Need reviews for my book on introductory python)

2017-01-28 Thread Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn
mm0fmf wrote: > […] Python, the name of the language, is a proper noun and should be > captialised. In the few pages I read, Python appears as "python" and > "Python", randomly losing the capital letter. Lacking capitalisation > would suggest to me that some or all words are consistently written >

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-28 Thread mm0fmf
On 27/01/2017 21:36, MRAB wrote: On 2017-01-27 21:18, mm0fmf wrote: On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Steve D'Aprano
On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 03:12 pm, D'Arcy Cain wrote: > I can't believe how many typos and grammar errors there are in this > thread by people correcting typos and grammar. That's practically a law of physics: the Iron Law of Nitpicking, better known as Muphry's Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Rustom Mody
On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:55:57 AM UTC+5:30, Sandeep Nagar wrote: > Hi, > > A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces > while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now > available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. > > htt

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 2017-01-27 11:01 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: This is a run-on sentence, which is to say, two sentences. Change 'suntax,' to 'syntax.' and 'in' to ' In'. ^^ I can't believe how many typos and grammar errors there are in this thread by people correcting typos and grammar. And please don't

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Terry Reedy
On 1/27/2017 6:12 PM, Ian Kelly wrote: On Jan 27, 2017 2:13 PM, "bob gailer" wrote: On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any menti

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Ethan Furman
On 01/27/2017 03:11 PM, Erik wrote: On 27/01/17 21:36, MRAB wrote: "loose"? Don't you mean "lose"? (Or possible "lack"?) Don't you mean 'Or possibly "lack"'? And this is why books should be reviewed and edited /before publishing/. ;) -- ~Ethan~ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Ian Kelly
On Jan 27, 2017 2:13 PM, "bob gailer" wrote: On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: > Hi > > As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at > bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. > Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any mention of bookmuft.Co. I pulled up th

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Erik
On 27/01/17 21:36, MRAB wrote: "loose"? Don't you mean "lose"? (Or possible "lack"?) Don't you mean 'Or possibly "lack"'? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law ;) E. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Ray Cote
On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 4:18 PM, mm0fmf wrote: > On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: > >> On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my >>> experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. >>

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread MRAB
On 2017-01-27 21:18, mm0fmf wrote: On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and pap

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread mm0fmf
On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://ww

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread Jon Ribbens
On 2017-01-27, D'Arcy Cain wrote: > On 2017-01-27 03:17 PM, bob gailer wrote: >> sudo apt-get won't work on Windows. Tell the reader that this is how to >> do it in Unix, and show the Windows equivalent. > > Actually it doesn't work on Unix either. It only works on Linux. Actually it doesn't wor

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread D'Arcy Cain
On 2017-01-27 03:17 PM, bob gailer wrote: sudo apt-get won't work on Windows. Tell the reader that this is how to do it in Unix, and show the Windows equivalent. Actually it doesn't work on Unix either. It only works on Linux. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain System Administrator, Vex.Net http://www.Vex.N

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread bob gailer
On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520153686 The book i

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-27 Thread bob gailer
On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any mention of bookmuft.Co. Regards On Jan 27, 2017 05:02, "bob gailer"

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread bob gailer
On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520153686 The book i

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread BartC
On 26/01/2017 12:32, Verde Denim wrote: You would like us to volunteer to "review" your book that you'd like us to buy from you and that has already been published and used as a curriculum guide... If you'd like it reviewed by the Py community, how about making it available to us and allow us to

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-26 Thread Verde Denim
You would like us to volunteer to "review" your book that you'd like us to buy from you and that has already been published and used as a curriculum guide... If you'd like it reviewed by the Py community, how about making it available to us and allow us to edit it or suggest changes as needed?

Need reviews for my book on introductory python

2017-01-25 Thread Sandeep Nagar
Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520153686 The book is written for beginners of python programmin