Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
Sounds like you want a basic Python IDE. Never used Python myself. But a quick search looks like Eric for Linux Mint might be a good one to try. http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/ On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Ben Donohue donoh...@icafe.com.au wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to get my kids into programming... (I'm not a programmer by the way)... anyway Linux Mint has Python installed. If I type python at the shell prompt I get a python However I'd like something that they can type the program in and another window opens and displays their program running... or something like that. (Yes I'm a complete noob at this.) Is there such a beast or what is something that I can get the kids started on... python-wise...? Thanks, Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/**mailinglists.htmlhttp://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Kind Regards, Christopher Barnes e. chris.p.bar...@gmail.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
Have you looked at the raspberry pi? it's designed for the classroom to teach kids about programming and computers. The ipython shell is nicer than the plain python shell and I'm sure there are other GUI apps that I'm not aware of that do what you want, so stay tuned ;) -- http://www.linuxsupportsydney.com.au On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Ben Donohue donoh...@icafe.com.au wrote: Hi all, I'm trying to get my kids into programming... (I'm not a programmer by the way)... anyway Linux Mint has Python installed. If I type python at the shell prompt I get a python However I'd like something that they can type the program in and another window opens and displays their program running... or something like that. (Yes I'm a complete noob at this.) Is there such a beast or what is something that I can get the kids started on... python-wise...? Thanks, Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/**mailinglists.htmlhttp://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Michael Chesterton che...@chesterton.id.au wrote: Have you looked at the raspberry pi? it's designed for the classroom to teach kids about programming and computers. Semi-related to that, a rep at Element14 at cebit was saying that there are approx. 10,000 Raspberry-Pi's being sold in Australia every month. That's a lot of Linux machines hitting the streets. The ipython shell is nicer than the plain python shell and I'm sure there are other GUI apps that I'm not aware of that do what you want, so stay tuned ;) It's worth trying that. Also, tomorrow night, I will be giving a talk on I2C and Linux. It's a communications bus that you may never have known that you had. I pulled out my Soldering-Iron and spent some time doing this on a spare VGA adaptor: - http://flipthatbit.net/2011/04/interfacing-i2c-the-easy-way/ - http://www.paintyourdragon.com/?p=43 When I plugged it into my notebook It worked rather nicely, and I'll be bringing it along tomorrow night for the talk. It sounds complicated, but it's not so bad. When it's connected to a few LED's it's actually rather fun. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
Thanks one and all... looks like I have somewhere to start. Right now they are using scratch via a browser... and I did thing of the raspberry pi... I'll start getting some stuff together and give some feedback when I can. Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On 05/30/2013 05:05 PM, Ben Donohue wrote: Thanks one and all... looks like I have somewhere to start. Right now they are using scratch via a browser... and I did thing of the raspberry pi... I'll start getting some stuff together and give some feedback when I can. Ben There are other things as well. Depending upon the age of the kids you could look at Gambas3 which is rather like Visual Basic. Simple and fast way to develop applications using a nice GUI. Just a thought Heracles -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJRpvwuAAoJEJk11efqjIS48DsIAIwhQsd1U4E6PVHmDPZeWaSC 7Lkn4PytD/2dBWscg/f4mSN3k71nzm0S/+K6m9kQqVNWqWgFvb9VDPU6PbCwdO56 ErUvtTg9NYNoJghu39uRghbR9tVKGjSilCE+nBfGTrH7UQ8J3B0oYpnxVC/wnheT yZ0cKSugLeRmEBhkvl6OjnwEy/8fMC9HOqXS4eW5nxRewwRgyRX6mMw89pI1q7bT lmPL9JMBpJf8orZcZo7Ec7WklcSVo86qZaOIy1iUJbzzqIS7mcXx8ACzCoPDHO97 r3NQwPbSbC8CjSwjx7NCbn9q3P0NwbJTDVYMxckvX1jAXjoHLszni/uUZQbvpyI= =PmAJ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
Hi, Ben Donohue: If I type python at the shell prompt I get a python However I'd like something that they can type the program in and another window opens and displays their program running... or something like that. The ipython notebook can be nice. It's nicer to use than the prompt (you can go back, change the code and run it again) and lets you save what you're doing. However, it doesn't do the displays their program running and there can be a lot of hidden state (what variable has what value is not visible). Depending on the age of the children and their strengths and interests, something like Scratch may be a more gentle introduction. Jiri -- Jiří Baum j...@baum.com.au http://www.baum.com.au/sabik -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] python in linux mint
When coding in scripting languages generally they just run the code. The IDE is separate. So you pick a decent editor that makes sense to you and most of them will have a run option which will execute python underneath it. So edit the stuff in any of the programmers editors, such as emacs (or evn vi if you want to be mean to your kids) and they can then execute directly from there. -Original Message- From: Ben Donohue Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 3:58 PM To: slug@slug.org.au Subject: [SLUG] python in linux mint Hi all, I'm trying to get my kids into programming... (I'm not a programmer by the way)... anyway Linux Mint has Python installed. If I type python at the shell prompt I get a python However I'd like something that they can type the program in and another window opens and displays their program running... or something like that. (Yes I'm a complete noob at this.) Is there such a beast or what is something that I can get the kids started on... python-wise...? Thanks, Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3343 / Virus Database: 3184/6367 - Release Date: 05/29/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3343 / Virus Database: 3184/6367 - Release Date: 05/29/13 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] SLUG May meeting - I2C Bus on Linux
== May 2013 SLUG Meeting - TODAY 6pm - I2C Bus on Linux == Summary * Date: Friday, May 31, 2013, 6 p.m. * Start: Arrive at 6pm for a 6:30pm start * Format: TBA * RSVP: http://www.slug.org.au/event/265001 * Suggest or sign up for a talk at http://www.slug.org.au/talks Details Our main talk will be I2C Bus on Linux by David Lyon. - Many embedded Linux devices now carry the I2C bus. Here's a presentation on how to set up I2C on Linux and how to use it. Demonstration will be on the Raspberry-Pi, but the I2C bus also exists on many other systems, such as the BeagleBone and Chumby. As usual, there will also be lightning talks on the night; if you have something you want to share, something you found or used or wrote for Linux, please do put your name up on the board toward the beginning of the meeting. Location Google Sydney Level 5, Workplace 6 48 Pirrama Road Pyrmont, NSW Map: http://signup.slug.org.au/map -- Getting there -- The Google office is the big black building marked Accenture opposite Star City Pirrama Road facade. If using the trains, you can go either get off at; * Town Hall station, head towards Darling Harbour, walk across the Pyrmont footbridge and then follow Pirrama Road towards Star city. * Central station, then take the light rail to Star City. If using the buses, the route 443 stops right out front of the building. If using the light rail, get off at Star City station and walk across the street. If you drive, then you can look for parking on the suburban streets around the office (or pay for parking at the Casino), and then walk from there. === Afterwards === We'll be aiming to finish by 8pm and will be heading to the Pyrmont Bridge Hotel (PBH) afterwards to socalise and eat dinner. The PBH is marked on the map. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
