On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:58 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > As a beginner, I found creating a Sugar Activity difficult. More difficult > than creating a program to run from Terminal or Pippy. You might get better > value using Pygame and writing something that can run from Pippy. The goal > could be to create more Pippy built in samples. > > If you are going to write an Activity, you could give them a 'hello world' > template and get them to build on that rather than starting from the > beginning. Your 'hello world' template could have the basics:a text box for > text entry/display, a canvas for graphical display and an example of > keyboard and mouse capture. > Agreed. Having a template to build on for an Activity would make things much simpler.
> Good luck. Please ask if you need help. > Ditto. When will you start the class? I am also teaching Python to some kids now, and interested sharing ideas. Stephen > > Tony > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello. > > > I have been asked by my school district to teach a one semester course > on > > > computer programming to some of our high school students. I was already > > > settled on Python. In my planning, I thought it would be great if the > > > students built an application for Sugar/XO Laptop. I have, as I think > you > > > know, been using them in our school for a few years, I think the > transition > > > from consumer to producer would be great. > > > > > > I am not a Python programmer, although I understand the basic concepts > and > > > can muddle my way through. So,here's my question -- what should the > students > > > know/be able to do in Python before they are able to write an Activity? > > > > Beyond the basics, understanding the concept of classes and > > inheritance is pretty essential. Some GTK stuff, but that is pretty > > straightforward. > > > > -walter > > > > > > > > I hope this makes sense. And I appreciate your time. > > > > > > Best, > > > Gerald Ardito > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Walter Bender > > Sugar Labs > > http://www.sugarlabs.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Sugar-devel mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar-devel > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > This mail has been virus scanned by Australia On Line > > see http://www.australiaonline.net.au/mailscanning > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >
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