Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 03:12 pm, D'Arcy Cain wrote: > I can't believe how many typos and grammar errors there are in this > thread by people correcting typos and grammar. That's practically a law of physics: the Iron Law of Nitpicking, better known as Muphry's Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 7:55:57 AM UTC+5:30, Sandeep Nagar wrote: > Hi, > > A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces > while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now > available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. > > htt

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 2017-01-27 11:01 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: This is a run-on sentence, which is to say, two sentences. Change 'suntax,' to 'syntax.' and 'in' to ' In'. ^^ I can't believe how many typos and grammar errors there are in this thread by people correcting typos and grammar. And please don't

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 1/27/2017 6:12 PM, Ian Kelly wrote: On Jan 27, 2017 2:13 PM, "bob gailer" wrote: On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any menti

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 01/27/2017 03:11 PM, Erik wrote: On 27/01/17 21:36, MRAB wrote: "loose"? Don't you mean "lose"? (Or possible "lack"?) Don't you mean 'Or possibly "lack"'? And this is why books should be reviewed and edited /before publishing/. ;) -- ~Ethan~ -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On Jan 27, 2017 2:13 PM, "bob gailer" wrote: On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: > Hi > > As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at > bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. > Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any mention of bookmuft.Co. I pulled up th

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 27/01/17 21:36, MRAB wrote: "loose"? Don't you mean "lose"? (Or possible "lack"?) Don't you mean 'Or possibly "lack"'? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law ;) E. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On Fri, Jan 27, 2017 at 4:18 PM, mm0fmf wrote: > On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: > >> On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my >>> experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. >>

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 2017-01-27 21:18, mm0fmf wrote: On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and pap

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 27/01/2017 20:17, bob gailer wrote: On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://ww

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 2017-01-27, D'Arcy Cain wrote: > On 2017-01-27 03:17 PM, bob gailer wrote: >> sudo apt-get won't work on Windows. Tell the reader that this is how to >> do it in Unix, and show the Windows equivalent. > > Actually it doesn't work on Unix either. It only works on Linux. Actually it doesn't wor

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 2017-01-27 03:17 PM, bob gailer wrote: sudo apt-get won't work on Windows. Tell the reader that this is how to do it in Unix, and show the Windows equivalent. Actually it doesn't work on Unix either. It only works on Linux. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain System Administrator, Vex.Net http://www.Vex.N

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 1/25/2017 9:25 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi, A few month ago I wrote a book on introductory python based on my experinces while teaching python to Bachelor students of engineering. It is now available in e-book and paperback format at Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1520153686 The book i

Re: Need reviews for my book on introductory python

On 1/26/2017 8:05 PM, Sandeep Nagar wrote: Hi As I mentioned, a scaled down version is available for free at bookmuft.Com which can be used to judge in this case. Maybe I am blind, but I don't see any mention of bookmuft.Co. Regards On Jan 27, 2017 05:02, "bob gailer"

Re: How coding in Python is bad for you

I used to manually reformat unfamiliar C++ by hand, if for no other reason in that it forced me to read the code and somewhat comprehend what was going on. Now, I've lost my patience and use clang-format, a great & highly configurable tool. I also use vim for Python & C++ coding, so I also rely upo

Re: Referencing section name by interpolation in ConfigParser

On Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2017 10:01:56 Peter Otten wrote: > Hans-Peter Jansen wrote: > > I would like to use a interpolated section name, e.g.: > > > > [Section] > > secref: %{section}s/whatever > > > > should result in: > config['Section']['secref'] > > > > 'Section/whatever' > > > > Any i

Re: How coding in Python is bad for you

On Friday 27 Jan 2017 05:07 CET, Brandon McCaig wrote: > Hell, considering the code that I have seen in the wild it might > even catch some extra errors that become syntax errors! It's not > at all rare for indentation to not match in languages that don't > require it to at least fit a pattern. I