--- BartlebyScrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For the person new to programming (doesn't come from > C or other > languages), I think you need to add a separate > explanation of string > formatting and how it works, or at least add a > comment that tells them > you are using string formatting so that they can > search and find out > how it works. If your aim is to teach simple > programming concepts, why > confuse them so early on with fancy interpolation? >
It's a thought provoking question, and I think my aim here is not exactly to teach simple programming concepts, but more to expose people to what Python looks like. I'm not really intending this page to be a tutorial, as several good tutorials already exist. I'm really targeting a particular niche of people. There are folks that know how to program, but don't know anything about Python, and they really just want to see a bunch of small examples all in one place, without a lot of explanation cluttering their presentation. That may sound like I'm narrowing my audience too much, but I do think it's a niche group that's not adequately addressed. I do hope, though, that folks more in a teaching role can reuse the examples, add better explanation, etc., as needed. Also, I wouldn't mind at all to add a little link called "Read more..." after each example. ____________________________________________________________________________________Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list