[Edu-sig] ACM article on Python

The latest issue of Communications of the ACM (March 2015) has an article titled Python for Beginners with a few points that surprised me. The first thing that got my attention was the banner text Choosing Python is the modern equivalent of the old adage 'nobody ever got fired for choosing IBM'.

[Edu-sig] turtle coordinates: Y increase downards - as in most graphics API?

Hi, usually in computer graphics Y is counted to increase downwards. I casn do it with: setworldcoordinates(0, 400, 600, 0) but then, right(..) turns to the left :/ I could swap: right, left = left, right but on errror I get a bit misleading message right() Traceback (most recent call

Re: [Edu-sig] turtle coordinates: Y increase downards - as in most graphics API?

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Jurgis Pralgauskis jurgis.pralgaus...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, usually in computer graphics Y is counted to increase downwards. I casn do it with: setworldcoordinates(0, 400, 600, 0) but then, right(..) turns to the left :/ I could swap: right, left =