Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-15 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 15 Apr 2021, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: In the main() function the block of code starting with the 'with' statement should be indented to be part of main(). It has been left at the outermost indentation level. The source code file is correct so check against that. Thanks,

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-15 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 14/04/2021 19:55, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > >> The paper version should be fine (apart from one error on p44 which has >> now been fixed!). > > Alan, > > What's the error and correction so I can change it in my dead tree version? > > Rich

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-14 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 14 Apr 2021, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: The paper version should be fine (apart from one error on p44 which has now been fixed!). Alan, What's the error and correction so I can change it in my dead tree version? Rich -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-14 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 30/03/2021 12:12, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > I've just published, in Kindle and paperback formats, I've just noticed that the kindle version has several indentation problems in the code listings. I can't do anything to fix it because it is all perfectly aligned in the Word file I

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-12 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 12/04/2021 00:53, Daniel Nelson wrote: >> (It should be available in most other Amazon stores too) > > This looks handy, I'd love to buy a copy but I don't do business with > Amazon if I can avoid it. Any chance this will be available from other > locations? I tried to publish it on several

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-11 Thread Daniel Nelson
On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 12:12:19PM +0100, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > I've just published, in Kindle and paperback formats, > my book on "Programming curses with Python". > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091B85B77/ > > (It should be available in most other Amazon stores too) This looks

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-11 Thread Jack Dangler
On 4/10/21 4:29 PM, Russell via Python-list wrote: I believe this is it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091CL3DTK/ref=cm_sw_su_dp But for some reason the ASIN is different. William Ray Wing wrote: I???ve ordered the book (physical volume). It will fulfill a need I???ve had for some time.

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-04-10 Thread Russell via Python-list
I believe this is it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B091CL3DTK/ref=cm_sw_su_dp But for some reason the ASIN is different. William Ray Wing wrote: > I???ve ordered the book (physical volume). It will fulfill a need I???ve had > for some time. Unfortunately, it is only available in the UK store, so

Source code link was: Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-31 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 31/03/2021 00:09, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > Watch this space. Hopefully tomorrow. The source code is now available in a zip file at: http://www.alan-g.me.uk/hills/PythonCursesCode.zip Or via a link on the programming section of my home page http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ It is

Re: New Python curses book

2021-03-31 Thread jak
Il 30/03/2021 21:05, Brian Oney ha scritto: Congratulations! Indeed, I was wondering for a moment if this was a guide to al dente spaghetti code. With each curse being a funny way to mess with the colleagues performing the code review ;) Indeed, I was wondering for a moment if this was a

Re: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 30/03/2021 20:05, Brian Oney via Python-list wrote: > Congratulations! > > Indeed, I was wondering for a moment if this was a guide to al dente > spaghetti code. With each curse being a funny way to mess with the colleagues > performing the code review ;) You may jest but I originally

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 30/03/2021 19:52, Grant Edwards wrote: > It is. I just bought the kindle version on the US site, and it renders > fine in the cloud reader. It would be cool if you could cut/paste code > examples from the book into IDLE or a text editor, but I've never been > able to get the cloud reader to

Re: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Brian Oney via Python-list
Congratulations! Indeed, I was wondering for a moment if this was a guide to al dente spaghetti code. With each curse being a funny way to mess with the colleagues performing the code review ;) Or a list of funny Monty Python curses? Or a set of programming problems that are cursed? On

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-03-30, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > On 30/03/2021 17:14, Grant Edwards wrote: > >> Is the kindle format readable via a web browser pointed at >> read.amazon.com (AKA "Kindle Cloud Reader)? > > It seems to be, I downloaded the free sample and could > read the first 2 chapters on the

RE: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Avi Gross via Python-list
depending on what country you are interested in, it may well be there but you need to not use the supplied URL and go there directly. -Original Message- From: Python-list On Behalf Of William Ray Wing via Python-list Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 2:06 PM To: Python Cc: William Ray Wing ; Python

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
On 30/03/2021 17:14, Grant Edwards wrote: > Is the kindle format readable via a web browser pointed at > read.amazon.com (AKA "Kindle Cloud Reader)? It seems to be, I downloaded the free sample and could read the first 2 chapters on the web reader. -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-03-30, William Ray Wing via Python-list wrote: > I’ve ordered the book (physical volume). It will fulfill a need I’ve > had for some time. Unfortunately, it is only available in the UK > store, so the shipping cost by far outweighs the book’s cost. Hope > for other’s sake, it migrates

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread William Ray Wing via Python-list
I’ve ordered the book (physical volume). It will fulfill a need I’ve had for some time. Unfortunately, it is only available in the UK store, so the shipping cost by far outweighs the book’s cost. Hope for other’s sake, it migrates to the other Amazon stores fairly quickly. Thanks, Bill > On

Re: Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2021-03-30, Alan Gauld via Python-list wrote: > I've just published, in Kindle and paperback formats, > my book on "Programming curses with Python". > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091B85B77/ > > (It should be available in most other Amazon stores too) Cool. Is the kindle format readable

Re: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Chris Angelico
On Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 3:21 AM Avi Gross via Python-list wrote: > > Congratulations, Alan, on the book. > > I continue to wonder if people will buy the book for the wrong reason or ban > it thinking you created an AI snake that creates and spews new CURSES never > heard before. A reasonable

RE: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Avi Gross via Python-list
the preview of the beginning parts and see it is about programming, hold the curses. -Original Message- From: Python-list On Behalf Of Alan Gauld via Python-list Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 7:12 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Ann: New Python curses book I've just published, in Kindle

Ann: New Python curses book

2021-03-30 Thread Alan Gauld via Python-list
I've just published, in Kindle and paperback formats, my book on "Programming curses with Python". https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091B85B77/ (It should be available in most other Amazon stores too) It is a complete rewrite of the Linux Documentation Project's HowTo for the C ncurses library. It