Tal, Although I think that Sikuli is an interesting project, it is still a research prototype rather than a well developed project, like IDLE. Programming with screenshots is a novel approach, but using a metafile would allow a teacher easily and directly convert existing code to a tutorial or lesson just by adding the appropriate tags. Using a commands to drive the IDE would also allow the teacher to precisely dictate actions and tweak them easily instead of having to re-record screenshots, like in Sikuli.
In addition, adding an extension to IDLE would make it accessible to anyone with a basic Python install, because there is a version of IDLE easily available on all platforms that Python is. ~Chas On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Tal Einat <talei...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Chas Leichner <chaoslic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > IDLE developers, > > > > I have been in contact with Greg Wilson of Software Carpentry, discussing > > possible projects for the Google Summer of Code. He brought up adding a > > record and playback function as an addition to IDLE so that students > could > > work through writing code dynamically, in the same manner they would with > a > > TA or mentor. To facilitate this, I would like to add an extension > module, > > changes to the core code, or an alternate education version of IDLE that > > would read from a metafile with instructions to drive the IDE for them, > > writing code, stopping to explain or ask questions and wait for answers, > and > > highlight sections of the code. As per the advice on the Python GSOC > page, I > > wanted to contact this list, to keep you updated and for your feedback, > > before I got too far into writing my proposal. > > > > Thanks, > > Chas Leichner > > Hi Chas, > > This sounds like a great project! I really hope this goes well, and > would love to receive updates on it, e.g. if you start a mailing list > or blog about it. > > May I ask, why not develop something more generic, which allows > various types of guided interactive learning, not just via IDLE? On > first reading it seems that what you suggest could be achieved with > something like Sikuli, without requiring any changes to IDLE. > > - Tal >
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