Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed3.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 0.089 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.84; '*S*': 0.02; ';-)': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:language': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.11; 'brilliant': 0.16; 'dig': 0.16; 'folks,': 0.16; 'knight': 0.16; 'received:192.168.1.4': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:programming': 0.16; 'thanks,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'subject:/': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; "i'm": 0.30; "we're": 0.32; 'beginning': 0.33; 'skip:u 20': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'impression': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; "i'll": 0.36; 'behind': 0.37; 'message- id:@gmail.com': 0.38; 'catch': 0.60; 'then,': 0.60; 'our': 0.64; 'taking': 0.65; 'header:Reply-To:1': 0.67; 'shortly': 0.68; 'reply-to:no real name:2**0': 0.71; 'introduce': 0.78; 'reply- to:addr:gmail.com': 0.80; '(all)': 0.84; 'storytelling': 0.84; 'villains': 0.84; 'story,': 0.91; 'temple': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:reply-to:user-agent:mime-version:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=xIQIfMdImEmkhrvgBWHHufHVcPi8xwerYBM+0nd4xgE=; b=DxJrL/uE+/gTAE4X8uOi+4emvYJj+RXxGsIXk+qEznjssZWs+MtkfyS9uj478C8mn8 9LTqMGAgmYhhJU0pGpGlfRMI0X/NB2lGmhOkoRO8+2kkhtpSF6sQPcawzCf4BePXC37O CGLrlOxWldhH2Hakcn4Q8/5KSamlrttRKQV8BQZ9tlHCKflaM/JcF6UC9BV2I0Q5qUuc g/98AeKzc/NwIZMDXboNd/kzpH/MJSeV1jNR5xK5d1vG0mlOICVXa7BsKqDU4WevO3tC Ov/8qWY+swuFSaDYEm68jPEMya6mvJJJOOKdhK83QRS/+JBDloCuq3w8KYGXWU/RHrID yTaw== X-Received: by 10.194.88.138 with SMTP id bg10mr986251wjb.56.1386761629591; Wed, 11 Dec 2013 03:33:49 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:33:49 +0100 From: Steve Simmons User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: "python-list@python.org" Subject: Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language References: <201312090824.25211.gheskett@wdtv.com> <52A78F6F.3060507@stoneleaf.us> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: square.steve@gmail.com 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: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1386761636 news.xs4all.nl 2867 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:58915 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:61550 On 11/12/2013 11:45, Chris Angelico wrote: > And then, shortly after the beginning of the story, you need to > introduce the villain. Thanks, jmf, for taking that position in our > role-play storytelling scenario! A round of applause for jmf, folks, > for doing a brilliant impression of the uninformed-yet-fanatical > Knight Templar villain! > > ChrisA Oi! You!! I'll have you know I'm a bona fide Knight of the Temple and we're not (all) villains! If I catch you calling us villains again, I'll slide up behind you in the mud and dig you with my ceremonial sword! ;-) SteveS