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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
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| Subject | Re: Python in education |
| Date | Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:56:41 -0400 |
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On Wed, 15 Apr 2015, Hils wrote:
> Quite a few people still don't "get" Python. (I'm one of them.) However,
> it seems to be everywhere. A new essay and a free book from O'Reilly
> argue its case in education.
>
> http://radar.oreilly.com/2015/04/five-reasons-why-python-is-a-popular-teaching-language.html
>
I thought it wsa just another interpreted language, with "hooks" that
allow it to interface with the scripting languages in Linux.
Since it comes with Linux, that seemed to be the primary reason to pursue
it rather than BASIC, but probably there are other details later. I've
glanced at a book (finding a book about Python at a used book sale for a
couple of dollars made me curious), and without a careful look, it doesn't
seem that different from BASIC.
Michael
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Re: Python in education Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-15 18:56 -0400
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