Mike Hansen wrote: > 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.
Thanks! I do sleep but I have my email tied in to my clock radio so whenever an email arrives on the tutor list I am awakened to answer it ;) > > 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. I wonder about this sometimes too. I think it would be good to have a place to collect this stuff. Maybe this could be integrated with the main Python FAQ in a beginner's section? Fredrik Lundh is experimenting with a FAQ wiki here: http://pyfaq.infogami.com/ > > 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? Sounds good to me. Are you volunteering? Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor