Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!goblin3!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed1.swip.net!uio.no!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.038 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.92; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'subject: + ': 0.07; 'editor.': 0.09; 'windows,': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'windows': 0.15; '"python': 0.16; 'attaching': 0.16; 'bit;': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'necessary).': 0.16; 'normally,': 0.16; 'subject:Course': 0.16; 'subject:exercises': 0.16; 'two.': 0.16; 'yours!': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'basically': 0.19; 'seems': 0.21; 'platforms': 0.22; 'aug': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'install': 0.23; 'sorry,': 0.24; 'helpful': 0.24; 'mon,': 0.24; 'versions': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'tried': 0.27; 'words': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'getting': 0.31; 'text': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'actual': 0.34; 'agree': 0.35; 'except': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'editor': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'version': 0.36; 'really': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'should': 0.36; 'clear': 0.37; 'being': 0.38; 'expected': 0.38; 'minimum': 0.38; 'thank': 0.38; 'version,': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; 'anything': 0.39; 'structure': 0.39; 'called': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'hope': 0.61; 'matter': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; "you've": 0.63; 'information': 0.63; 'such': 0.63; 'refer': 0.63; 'sincerely': 0.63; 'choose': 0.64; 'teaching': 0.64; 'here': 0.66; 'latest': 0.67; 'between': 0.67; 'hoping': 0.75; 'case?': 0.84; 'clearer': 0.84; 'confusing': 0.84; 'courses,': 0.84; "it'd": 0.84; 'sitting': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=e0gFLTycWNgdZdsrY5kTDLqxNO6v8cTepXBHQpxRnQ8=; b=ESU8TkE5nYTJZ5R/fgWWFRb9LITo/upDF8g8Je64eFctFbQ5fkYgsrVzd8G6dekEii RMKyKI/Nq1sDODKokzEZdtiQ4BRsZNA+CabYjdUD50pKc6Wb5hk4bRI2HhEQdESy31Ss hv8ve9bvV3tZ6FrRgWCfNcGpotSRgRIaubuaDGtJxPSYdE9dKj7LJ1zZg8zDx1UBXBH7 CDxvz6hYnmFRZd7e0x8I9OacF7SLB5L3glWXDujUqeG6YHpBntI4iv97C87k5uqXTLZQ /RK1mV9724T8nOLlkmwqDMnnXGvJSLyp4ZoyVuqWA7fgU5FgG3s6rqtAo15fDC2rr45p 6PqQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.176.202 with SMTP id ck10mr85106112igc.2.1408366423900; Mon, 18 Aug 2014 05:53:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <009ffbe4-352d-4149-8879-e724305792b9@googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:53:43 +1000 Subject: Re: Free Video Course + cool exercises From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 49 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1408366432 news.xs4all.nl 2847 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:50373 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:76472 On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Everything You Need To Know wrote: >> [ >> I sincerely hope you're not teaching people to install Python 3.0! But >> >> what _is_ the minimum expected version for this course? And what >> >> platforms do you support? > > Sorry, I have tried to refer to version of #3.0+ meaning most current ver= sion, though I wanted to make it clear we are not using versions of #2 beca= use there is such a big difference between the two. I figured you'd be getting the latest 3.x, but your course may well depend on some specific minimum version, in which case you can say something like "3.3+". But, that plus this comment... > As for Platforms, we work off the 'IDLE' text editor from https://www.pyt= hon.org/ for windows, though which text editor you choose really should not= matter in this course, except for the text editor. ... makes me think you're very much Windows specific here. Is that the case? Normally, "platform" means Windows/Linux/Mac OS/etc/etc. >> The use of "Python 0.0" for the videos seems likely to be confusing. >> >> It may be clearer if you put some other words with it, so it doesn't >> >> look like an actual Python version number. >> ] > > Yeah! I do agree with 0.0 being confusing, though this is just a result o= f the structure of the courses, because there is a 'tutorial' playlist for = review and a course for beginners. Python 1.0 basically means you have star= ted learning python, anything before that is extra information (Though also= necessary). I will see what I come up with for Downloading other than 0.0 > 0.0 isn't the confusing bit; it's attaching that immediately after the word "Python". If you called it "Python lesson 0.0" or something then it'd be clearer. > Thank you for your time Thank you for yours! You've made all those videos... I'm just sitting here being an arm-chair critic and hoping that it's helpful rather than offensive :) ChrisA