On Mon, 2014-02-10 at 00:17 +0000, Alan Gauld wrote: […] > And in my tutorial I deliberately don't teach many of the "standard" > Python idioms because I'm trying to teach programming rather than > Python. So if python has an insanely great way to do stuff but virtually > no other language has it I will ignore it. (Or more > likely mention it as an aside/footnote.)
In the case of file handling and the with statement, indeed any resource management, it is a standard idiom across languages so well worth covering in Python: RAII in C++, ARM in Java, etc. > What's interesting (to me) is that I'm currently working on a new > project aimed at beginners who have progressed beyond the first > steps but are not confident in putting together a bigger program. > That is allowing me to address many of the idiomatic aspects > of Python that my first book didn't permit. It means that although there > is some overlap in coverage the style and content are quite different. > > Context and target make a big difference in what and how you teach. Definitely. Good luck with the new project. -- Russel. ============================================================================= Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 voip: sip:russel.win...@ekiga.net 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 xmpp: rus...@winder.org.uk London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk skype: russel_winder _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
