Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.mixmin.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.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 0.018 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'syntax': 0.04; 'output': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:code': 0.07; 'tool,': 0.07; 'cest': 0.09; 'method,': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; '(written': 0.16; 'cheap.': 0.16; 'co-workers': 0.16; 'highlight': 0.16; 'highlighted': 0.16; 'renders': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'code.': 0.18; 'else,': 0.19; 'example': 0.22; 'saying': 0.22; 'replace': 0.24; 'header:Received:8': 0.24; 'mention': 0.26; 'least': 0.26; 'to:2**1': 0.27; 'to:no real name:2**1': 0.29; 'wonder': 0.29; "i'm": 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'directly,': 0.31; 'sep': 0.31; 'file': 0.32; 'stuff': 0.32; 'skip:- 30': 0.32; 'linux': 0.33; 'basic': 0.35; 'tool': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'method': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'driving': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'list,': 0.38; 'little': 0.38; 'expensive': 0.39; 'realize': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:98.137': 0.60; 'tips': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'browser': 0.61; 'simple': 0.61; 'our': 0.64; '30,': 0.65; 'between': 0.67; 'benefit': 0.68; 'received:gq1.yahoo.com': 0.68; 'received:mail.gq1.yahoo.com': 0.68; 'presented': 0.69; 'received:98.136': 0.69; 'satisfied': 0.81; 'received:bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com': 0.84; 'engineers,': 0.91 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-4 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 644843.36301.bm@omp1003.mail.gq1.yahoo.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1412087109; bh=h3JzbQv172z3qaaDJjQG6/87Uiw21ipyImOqMFDdmUk=; h=Message-ID:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=b2JQM/e4liaeYKLK18zWlvtiyUBcJkwQ/JU04rLHfH2Pul8WGRYZR6ubkEbIK95A/l0gWvCAihRp8UedtuasnfbH73fBBOY+QqiD0gLTXjv8bwMWi+VNkDw345CMjWiyOPC8xpGAhEH8AUlucNIERdwGjvHKuGxvBQuua2e/M0M= X-YMail-OSG: WVqfwPkVM1mo2C4mcWH4dvY2FtoOrB78ScGyLgYSFI584Tg Jx05SE8INc3eRQQpwRm40ABcv5v_vTvAOqdi4Cm6ft9l2j7Y70M_mfoOBNuA 01LbYbbgbzaR92CcQDUZU9W.8pO3xkSMqaYBrN3jdse64OXv9bPaAO4LY4xb qUBXRP8KQ_hnadm5zgPJA9C_y64vR8k7.3njjxC7zVwj3kCKtMEXe6CUKMqm BQeQS7zeOWqcAfX4NTfJBWZ8HFDVF72qo45MYCiSrthlQAeMQ3OTNnBVT3y0 MTSSwXajP2VH8JO7NNDHhxrz5BqIMFzWaJ7088WbgWqc5J5AEvHQV57AUN1h bBVP.hxiJMn6qPqXMkKTKXhv1jnoifgIRMecyhFg1WUcN4D67AOTOnobW2ah O3JKPYIBEyr9jb3b2nYIX2j21KJoySNdUeYjlRAbvouzrPBBlA2YF73kcU6. 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I need to be catchy about the code I'm presenting otherwise the presentation will fail and I would be better saying to my co-workers "RTFM", cause there is a manual. > >So I really need to make them realize the code I'm presenting will benefit them (they're not software engineers, python is just a tool, their expertise and focus is aimed at something else, don't blame them :) ) > >Right now the method I'm using is write the code in notepad++, use a plugin (NppExport) to copy paste code into powerpoint. >After using it a little bit, I'm really not satisfied with this method, it's expensive and all this copy paste stuff is driving me crazy. Not to mention that the syntax highlight from notepads renders like crap in powerpoint. > >I wonder if some people in this list who have successfully presented python code have some tips about doing the proper way. Ned's presentations for pycons are to me one example of successful code presentation: > - the layout is simple > - the code and code output are clearly identified > - a line of code can be highlighted while presenting > >http://nedbatchelder.com/text/iter.html > >I have access to powerpoint, or any tool under linux (I don't have access to Mac's stuff). > >Right now I'm so not satisfied by my current method that I'm about to make the presentation showing the code from the file directly, alt-tabing between the slides and the code. At least it's cheap. Have you considered using Ipython Notebook? Your browser would replace ppt.