Yes I realized the instructions for mac are a bit complicated.
You shouldn't let yourself get complicated with this, almost any editor
will do.
If you've followed James's advice regarding Eclipse and PyDev then
you're probably all set.
If you still need help don't hesitate to ask more. Here are some more
direct instructions for DrPython.
Here are the two files you need if you still want to try drpython.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wxpython/files/wxPython/2.8.12.1/wxPython2.8-osx-unicode-2.8.12.1-universal-py2.6.dmg/download
http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/drpython/DrPython%20Current/3.11.3/DrPython_3.11.3.zip
Once you have the first installed (wxPython), you can probably just open
the DrPython zip file and double click on "drpython.py".
Good luck!
Sebastian
El 07/08/11 09:51, Caryl Bigenho escribió:
Hi Sebastian,
Thanks for the reference to "A Byte of Python." I had it downloaded
on my computer... on the hard drive that had a fatal crash on the
ferry from Montevideo to BsAs. I guess I had better download it again
onto the new hard drive. It sounds like it has the info I need to get
started.
I was hoping I could just use the Khan Academy videos to get a running
start on Python. I figured since I used to be pretty good at
programming in the old languages (Fortran, BASIC, and Pascal) that it
would transfer easily to Python once I got all the terms and syntax down.
Then I ran into a wall... the need for an editor. I just need a
simple, easy to install and use editor and everyone was very helpful
in suggesting things, but none were what I would classify as easy to
get started on. Oh well, I kept telling Adam there were no shortcuts
to learning a language (Spanish), I guess this applies to computer
languages too!
Yes, Christofer is pretty amazing. I didn't actually meet him when we
were there, but I have followed his progress and accomplishments with
interest.
Thanks again for the suggestion... now I'm going to download Byte of
Python, then I guess I'll go for DrPython.
Caryl
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Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2011 06:50:42 +0500
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Subject: Re: [IAEP] [support-gang] Quick Question
I was going to recommend DrPython and found this document, a chapter
of the book "A Byte of Python":
/
"Choosing an editor
Before we move on to writing Python programs in files, we need an
editor to write the 'source' files. The choice of an editor is
crucial. You have to choose an editor as you would choose a car that
you want to buy. A good editor will help you write Python programs
easily, making your journey more comfortable and helps you reach your
destination (achieve your goal) in a much faster and safer manner.
One of the basic requirements of a good editor is*syntax
highlighting*where all the different parts of your program are
colorized so that you can/see/your program and visualize how it will
run. This also means that you should avoid Windows Notepad especially
because it doesn't support indentation. Indentation means neatly
formatting the program with the use of whitespace (spaces and tabs) at
the beginning of the line to make it easy to read the program. We will
soon learn why indentation is important in Python.
There arevarious development environments
<http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments>andmany
editors for Python
<http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/PythonEditors>available. In
order to keep things simple, I recommend using the DrPythondevelopment
environment. It is pronounced as/doctor-python/. It is called a
development environment since you can edit, run and manage Python
programs completely within DrPython. An interesting note is that
DrPython itself is written in Python.
First, we shall install DrPython."
//He proceeds with instructions to install on all three major platforms:
http://dsnra.jpl.nasa.gov/software/Python/byte-of-python/output/byteofpython_html/choosing-editor.html
Incidentally, Christofer, the boy I think you and I met in Montevideo,
sugarized DrPython, so it works well with the XO as well:
http://activities.sugarlabs.org//es-ES/sugar/addon/4427
/These uruguayan kids never cease to amaze me.
Regards,
Sebastian
El 06/08/11 05:49, Caryl Bigenho escribió:
/Hi.../
/
/
/I must be doing something wrong:/
/
/
>>> idle
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'idle' is not defined
>>>
/
/
/This is where I am in Terminal:/
/
/
Python 2.7.2 (v2.7.2:8527427914a2, Jun 11 2011, 14:13:39)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5493)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
/Caryl/
> Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 09:34:25 +1000
> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
> CC: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [support-gang] Quick Question
>
> In Terminal, type idle and press enter. You get Python's own editor,
> with a Python shell that you can type into as well.
>
> --
> James Cameron
> http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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