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Eric On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Ian Ozsvald <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. I'm a long time Pythonista and co-founder of > http://ShowMeDo.com/ (and author of 140 of the Python tutorials > there), I'm here with an idea... > > Recently I've started to follow a couple of email lists that send me > regular tip emails, I've found them to be rather nice - an easy to > read tip that comes every week that I can digest when I'm ready and I > can reference afterwards. > > I don't recall ever coming across a Python Learners tip series in this > format and I'm guessing it would be well received. Could I get some > feedback please? > > I've already planned a set of 10 weekly tips (each about 5 paragraphs > of text plus code examples) covering a bunch of things that are useful > for a new Python programmer. Some are about the 'right' way to write > Python code, some introduce neat modules (like Excel, web scraping, > processes), some show you how to do complex stuff (like 3D, web > servers and faster mathematics) in just a few lines of Python. > > It would also be quite nice to wrap up some of the oft-asked Python > Tutor questions into the tips (I always meant to create some ShowMeDo > videos covering these problems but never had the time :-( ). > > Before proceeding I'd like to do a sanity check - has anyone done this > already? I'd hate to re-invent the wheel! > > Assuming it hasn't been done - would *you* choose to subscribe to the > list (it would be free, just an email, nothing complex and no > spam/sillyness)? Just say 'yes' if so, that way I know there's an > audience. > > If the interest is good then I'll extend the series of 10 and > introduce some guest authors into the mix. > > Any takers? > Ian. > > -- > Ian Ozsvald (A.I. researcher, screencaster) > [email protected] > > http://IanOzsvald.com > http://MorConsulting.com/ > http://blog.AICookbook.com/ > http://TheScreencastingHandbook.com > http://FivePoundApp.com/ > http://twitter.com/IanOzsvald > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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