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Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python

From alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python
Date 2015-01-19 16:19 +1000
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On 17/01/2015 1:03 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Scenario: You're introducing someone to Python for the first time.
> S/he may have some previous programming experience, or may be new to
> the whole idea of giving a computer instructions. You have a couple of
> minutes to show off how awesome Python is. What do you do?

When demoing to people with a reasonable amount of experience, I've 
found they're often impressed by showing them list comprehensions, then 
generators, then chained generators.

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How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-17 02:03 +1100
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-01-16 17:20 +0200
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-01-16 09:16 -0800
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 16:19 +1000
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-01-21 07:15 -0800
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2015-01-21 19:59 +0200
    Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2015-01-21 19:20 +0100
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 06:06 +1100
        Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 11:20 -0800
        Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2015-01-22 00:46 +0100
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Matthew Ruffalo <mmr15@case.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:20 -0500
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 08:26 +1100
        Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:44 -0500
          Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:52 -0500
            Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-21 14:35 -0800
            Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-22 15:51 +1100
          Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 23:13 +0100
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Matthew Ruffalo <mmr15@case.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:46 -0500
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 09:22 +1100
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 10:34 -0800
  Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 19:05 +0000
    Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-22 15:39 +1100
      Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 00:09 +0000

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