[Edu-sig] [ANNC] pynguin-0.13 python turtle graphics application now uses python 3

2013-03-16 Thread Lee Harr
Pynguin is a python-based turtle graphics application.     It combines an editor, interactive interpreter, and     graphics display area. It is meant to be an easy environment for introducing     some programming concepts to beginning programmers. http://pynguin.googlecode.com/ This release

[Edu-sig] Python Epistemology

2013-03-16 Thread michel paul
This was the title of a 5-minute 'lightening talk' by Allen Downey, author of Think Python http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/html/index.html, during the educational summit here at PyCon. Main points: * - Nat ural L ang uage : expressive and readable, but verbose and