On 2/6/2014 1:48 AM, tutor-requ...@python.org wrote:
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1. Re: Which computer operating system is best for Python (Danny Yoo)
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:19:55 -0800
From: Danny Yoo <d...@hashcollision.org>
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... reading through the rest of this thread... I'm surprised no one
has mentioned:
http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python
Depending on your child's level, you might even look at Scratch:
http://scratch.mit.edu/
which is not Python at all, but it is programming, and it is very much
focused on the beginner experience.
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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 20:42:12 -0800
From: Danny Yoo <d...@hashcollision.org>
To: Colin Chinsammy <colin.chinsa...@erickson.com>
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Subject: Re: [Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for
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On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Colin Chinsammy <
colin.chinsa...@erickson.com> wrote:
I am considering purchasing the Acer c720 chromebook for my 13yo to
begin learning Python for Kids. Obviously I am on a budget.
Is this a good choice for a complete beginner? Any particular challenges
that she might encounter using a chromebook OS?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As I have researched my way into
confusion.
Hi Colin,
Ok, I read this question a little more carefully.
You're planning to use the book "Python for Kids", right?
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781593274078.do
If using that book is a requirement, then I have to take back what I said
about web environments being appropriate for this particular situation.
That book requires a computer running either Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux.
It will have some exercises that assume that it can have graphical control
over the desktop with the "Tk" graphics library, a capability that you will
not likely have in a web-based environment.
Apologies for not reading the requirements more closely. I saw "learning
Python for kids", and did not think that you were referring to a specific
book! :P
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 00:38:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Dave Angel <da...@davea.name>
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Subject: Re: [Tutor] Which computer operating system is best for
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Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> Wrote in message:
But still complex. And you're limited by the (lack of) stability of
Windows.
If you don't *need* Windows, there is no point in running Linux on top
of Windows in a virtual machine. It just means you're using twice as
much memory, and you are still bound by the stability of Windows.
Right. I repartitioned my drive, shrank the installed Windows
partition to a minimum, and installed linux as a dual boot. If I
really need a Windows program, I run it in a Virtual box with
XP.
test
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