[Tutor] Introduction

2012-08-18 Thread Ray
Hello. I am new to the mailing list and to Python. My knowledge of Python comes almost strictly from Nick Parlante's classes on YouTube that I've watched over the last week or so. I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experience has been using Bash scripts on my Ubuntu system

Re: [Tutor] Introduction

2012-08-18 Thread Alex Clark
Hi Ray, On 2012-08-18 16:36:40 +, Ray said: Hello. I am new to the mailing list and to Python. My knowledge of Python comes almost strictly from Nick Parlante's classes on YouTube that I've watched over the last week or so. I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experie

Re: [Tutor] Introduction

2012-08-18 Thread Ray Jones
Thanks for the welcome - I'll take a look at your recommendation. Ray On 08/18/2012 10:08 AM, Alex Clark wrote: > Hi Ray, > > On 2012-08-18 16:36:40 +, Ray said: > >> Hello. I am new to the mailing list and to Python. My knowledge of >> Python comes almost strictly from Nick Parlante's clas

Re: [Tutor] Introduction

2012-08-18 Thread Alan Gauld
On 18/08/12 17:36, Ray wrote: I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experience has been using Bash scripts on my Ubuntu system for the past half dozen years, and so far I'm not particularly convinced that Python has any advantage FOR ME over what I have been using. Python

Re: [Tutor] Introduction

2012-08-18 Thread Ray Jones
GUI? Moi? Hahahawellnow that you mention it, I wonder Ray On 08/18/2012 10:25 AM, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 18/08/12 17:36, Ray wrote: > >> I'm not certain why I'm diving into Python. My only coding experience >> has been using Bash scripts on my Ubuntu system for the past half dozen >

[Tutor] Genetic module recommendations?

2012-08-18 Thread Modulok
List, I'm looking for a good genetic module. (Stable, well documented, pythonic, etc.) I'm writing a breeding simulator where users select parent organisms to breed based on traits they favor, e.g: eye color, height, etc. The human player is the fitness function. I guess this is "artificial selec

Re: [Tutor] Genetic module recommendations?

2012-08-18 Thread Ryan Waples
Not sure if it meets your needs, but you should at least check out simuPOP. On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Modulok wrote: > List, > > I'm looking for a good genetic module. (Stable, well documented, pythonic, > etc.) > > I'm writing a breeding simulator where users select parent organisms to

Re: [Tutor] Genetic module recommendations?

2012-08-18 Thread Alan Gauld
On 18/08/12 20:24, Modulok wrote: List, I'm looking for a good genetic module. (Stable, well documented, pythonic, etc.) There probably is but asking on the tutor list - for beginners to Python - is less likely to find one than a request on the wider Python community at comp.lang.python. I'd

Re: [Tutor] Genetic module recommendations?

2012-08-18 Thread Mark Lawrence
On 18/08/2012 20:24, Modulok wrote: List, I'm looking for a good genetic module. (Stable, well documented, pythonic, etc.) I'm writing a breeding simulator where users select parent organisms to breed based on traits they favor, e.g: eye color, height, etc. The human player is the fitness funct

[Tutor] Python cms

2012-08-18 Thread Douglas Kuo
Hi all, I am mainly a php/drupal developer totally new to python.. Any experienced python especially in term of cms developers out there can tell me what are the benefits of python cms over php cms? I want to find out if I should switch to python cms? Thanks in advance, Douglas _