Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!news2.euro.net!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 0.028 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'broken': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'think,': 0.07; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; '3.3,': 0.16; '[1].': 0.16; 'assignments.': 0.16; 'patience': 0.16; 'subject:son': 0.16; '\xc2\xa0i': 0.16; 'do,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'seems': 0.21; 'memory': 0.22; 'email addr:gmail.com>': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'question': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; '>': 0.26; 'compiled': 0.26; 'url:edu': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; '[1]': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'asked': 0.31; '13,': 0.31; 'fine,': 0.31; 'material.': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'moment': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'received:209.85.220': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'google': 0.35; 'building': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; "he's": 0.36; 'in.': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'useful': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'question,': 0.38; 'list,': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'resource': 0.38; 'rather': 0.38; '12,': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'john': 0.61; 'course': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'name': 0.63; 'provide': 0.64; 'road': 0.65; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'here': 0.66; 'believe': 0.68; 'subject:wants': 0.74; 'experiences,': 0.84; 'prefers': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; 'yes!': 0.91; 'before?': 0.93; '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=dMQtNaHln/uwFwC3sqaxcnWCKy8AiSgO3lktO22uvN4=; b=hbuR+LVfK801IKrJ44gCFbYTB1QLPJXvCZF4+eObhsxdYfjV0aw9KaINsriTTwh6IQ KoFsUaWENtVp6ICKqbhz2jLQIVhFM2lHB/HFuvobp9tM40HVAzCjFUG/keM0sTmDrqKB c7Vre5fJe9LyLA1UHvIlW94fwvoLq3XCfG+cxtN69lsfoXrB6dnoixQwJaU5dwifyotL OIoo+ciATJtTmYvj1ujnToJe9UO9scxhwQ9pkY4Si7ZmTbIPXPyofWOiy7hq6+DQAM3w 5vI9uB1xsx0ftdy2ZYxd0GymiDyay37Zj/b6up23Pv5d/WjOSslc7cWrLiBMd4rAXUrm RqHg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.58.90.5 with SMTP id bs5mr10142259veb.60.1371068601640; Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:23:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <575a3a4c-b99f-43b4-aa2b-84dfaf3e89b4@googlegroups.com> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:23:21 -0400 Subject: Re: My son wants me to teach him Python From: Joel Goldstick To: Chris Angelico Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bd8f90ef6ac8304defac814 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: 93 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1371068609 news.xs4all.nl 15975 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45655 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:47842 --047d7bd8f90ef6ac8304defac814 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:46 AM, John Ladasky > wrote: > > He's a smart kid, but prefers to be shown, to be tutored, rather than > having the patience to sit down and RTFM. Have any of you been down this > road before? I would appreciate it if you would share your experiences, or > provide resource material. > > > There is a google course in python on videos. I believe it has time outs for doing assignments. Here is where you go to get started https://developers.google.com/edu/python/ > > Actually yes! My dad (whose name is also John) asked me the same > question, regarding one of my siblings. I put the question to the > list, and got back a number of excellent and most useful answers > regarding book recommendations, and we ended up going with (if memory > serves me) Think Python [1]. It seems to be doing fine, though I've > overheard some issues regarding Tkinter, Python 3.3, and Debian > Squeeze. So be aware that you may have to compile your own Python, and > if you do, you may have to look at what modules get compiled in. But > from my experience of building Python, that's not difficult. > > [1] http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ I think, but DNS on this > computer is broken at the moment so I can't verify that link > > ChrisA > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com --047d7bd8f90ef6ac8304defac814 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable



On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:02 PM, Chris Angelico &= lt;rosuav@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu,= Jun 13, 2013 at 5:46 AM, John Ladasky
<john_ladasky@sbcglobal.ne= t> wrote:
> He's a smart kid, but prefers to be shown, to be tutored, rather t= han having the patience to sit down and RTFM. =C2=A0Have any of you been do= wn this road before? =C2=A0I would appreciate it if you would share your ex= periences, or provide resource material.
>

There is a google course in = python on videos.=C2=A0 I believe it has time outs for doing assignments.= =C2=A0 Here is where you go to get started=C2=A0 https://developers.google.com/edu/python/ <= br>

Actually yes! My dad (whose name is also John) asked me the same
question, regarding one of my siblings. I put the question to the
list, and got back a number of excellent and most useful answers
regarding book recommendations, and we ended up going with (if memory
serves me) Think Python [1]. It seems to be doing fine, though I've
overheard some issues regarding Tkinter, Python 3.3, and Debian
Squeeze. So be aware that you may have to compile your own Python, and
if you do, you may have to look at what modules get compiled in. But
from my experience of building Python, that's not difficult.

[1] http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/ I think, but DNS on this
computer is broken at the moment so I can't verify that link

ChrisA
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http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list



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