I'd like to send a big Thank You to Danny, Alan, Kent and others(whos names escape me) for being such an asset to the Python community by relentlessly answering questions on the tutor list.(Do these guys sleep? They must work in shifts.) This list is one of the most civilized and responsive lists I have ever read. When many pop onto the list and ask what may seem like some of the most obvious questions, you guys calmly answer and nudge them in the right direction without ever losing your patience. It's a great list.
Anyway, I've been reading the list for a couple of years now, and I wonder if a Tutor FAQ would be helpful. I don't believe one exists. Should there be something on the Python wiki that would list the most common questions to the tutor list along with their answers? It would be a FAQ about the tutor list as well as common questions to the tutor list. FAQ about the Tutor List would include - The policy on answering homework assignment - Why the reply-to is set that way. - Post code and exact error message. (A lot of this might be in that initial message you get from mailman when joining the list, but it might be a good idea to put it on the wiki) FAQ for common questions to the list would include - ord() and chr() - Common GUI programming questions - String module is deprecated, use string methods - ??? I'm sure you can come up with more of the common questions. Does this sound like a reasonable idea? Mike _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor