> Mu bundles Python 3... I did not know that, and now I love it even more.
Thank you!!! I do "intro to Python" workshops, and I *hate* the "setup environment" step; it chews up so much limited precious time. I've used mu for about 30 min about a month ago when I attended a 1 hour conference session: By Kattni Rembor CircuitPython is Python that runs on microcontrollers... Let me start a new thread about it happening again at PyOhio. back to mu - Yes, it is now my pick for editor to install and use. On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Nicholas H.Tollervey <nt...@ntoll.org> wrote: > On 03/07/18 16:04, Andre Roberge wrote: >> >> >> I do agree with what you write ... but, at the same time, I've been >> struggling to define appropriate categories. Some software can be designed >> for use by (young) adult beginners but not for young children. (For example: >> anything that will rely heavily on word menus ... say, like Microsoft Word.) >> I'm using the term hobbyists for this category. Other software can be >> designed to be used by young children. I did not see Mu being designed to >> be used in a CS 101 type of course. Perhaps I am wrong and should simply >> think of the target audience as "everyone" like I did for IDLE.... ? > > > Got it in one! :-) > > Mu is for *anyone* who is a beginner programmer, no matter their age or > background. > > Mu is a *very small* code base (currently around 3.5kloc). However, the > installers for Windows and OSX weigh in at around 100mb. Why? Because Mu > bundles Python 3, Qt, Tkinter, Matplotlib, Numpy, Jupyter, PyGame, > PyGameZero and a host of other things commonly used by those starting > computing classes. > > Why include all this stuff? Because (and I remember this from my university > days) just being able to set up a dev environment on your own computer is a > royal pain in the arse -- especially if you're a newbie. ;-) If the answer > is "just install Mu, 'cos it's easy" then beginner data scientists > immediately have a "first steps" IDE they can use to skill-up before they go > figure out how to "pip install jupyter" and point their browser to the right > place. ;-) > > Does this make sense? > > > N. > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > Edu-sig@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
