Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.049 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.90; '*S*': 0.00; 'tutorial': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'suggest': 0.14; 'lambda': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'programming': 0.22; 'aug': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'forms.': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'specifically': 0.29; 'url:bugs': 0.29; "doesn't": 0.30; 'programming.': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'figure': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'subject:the': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'subject:skip:d 10': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'clear': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'functional': 0.39; 'use.': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'url:3': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'improvement.': 0.68; 'subject:Where': 0.84; 'subject:official': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 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:to :cc:content-type; bh=u9XTPa0k58khvYWwBtoh91rgAL8JwDMIFw+krCqBC9A=; b=YMAwqm1hM6EMGT9G+9HpnUDKSbTgtEtQKtulhgOSV34qrBHLcewGFAoYnOsPNvkvxB c+49mkHPQluG3Gvxh7WIy7ap/XXyRid7yZc5U4BPRwna4HU0T1S64qPT0SE9/l/FJc6r YVsi26EngH0ZJWnnOMFBCHp/3KGQ0sut16YbfnLI72W6acvnDLkGj59VWYK7zUnOOl1u IcLL3cFuQi57KGzx0KBXAbsz3RCxxgBJsjkC4iyv8NoFsTqk1F1ENQsIFWWmmDHHZkBc xdWxfkw26g0PmsMWBl9Sca6unNRNWSiee5ZXyr9AEtgClwLU5Jn6Qik5kEN2xdu0x9e3 6z4w== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.116.209 with SMTP id jy17mr3096243vdb.113.1375554235404; Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:23:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 14:23:55 -0400 Subject: Re: Where to suggest improvements in the official Python documentation? From: Joel Goldstick To: Aseem Bansal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "python-list@python.org" 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: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1375554245 news.xs4all.nl 16010 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44944 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:51876 On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Aseem Bansal wrote: > I have a suggestion about the Python tutorial for improvement. Specifically about in Python tutorial 4.7.5 lambda forms. > http://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#lambda-forms > > It is not very clear from the tutorial what lambda forms are for someone who doesn't know functional programming. I think placing a link of "functional Programming HOWTO" of Python documentation can take out much confusion for Python newbies. > > I would like to suggest this because as I newbiw I had much confusion 2 months back before I could figure out its proper use. Where do I suggest this improvement? > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list http://docs.python.org/2/bugs.html -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com