Re: [Tutor] Python Help

2017-07-22 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 23Jul2017 00:20, Alan Gauld wrote: On 22/07/17 19:14, Winonah Ojanen wrote: using python with anaconda in jupiter notebook. However, I am having Usual caveat: The tutor list is targeted at the standard library so any help for non standard library modules is best

Re: [Tutor] Python Help

2017-07-22 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 22/07/17 19:14, Winonah Ojanen wrote: > using python with anaconda in jupiter notebook. However, I am having Usual caveat: The tutor list is targeted at the standard library so any help for non standard library modules is best sought from the library support fora. In this case that includes

[Tutor] Python Help

2017-07-22 Thread Winonah Ojanen
Hello, I am an intern working with the Center for Computational Astrophysics through the American Museum of Natural History as an astrophysics intern. I am working with a galaxy simulation program called "illustris" which you can find at illustris-project.org. I am working to download example

[Tutor] Python mentors for refugee learners are needed

2017-07-22 Thread Theodore D via Tutor
Dear Pythonistas, We would like to inform you about project Match & Teach Me for Integration, an e-Learning platform to train refugee students in Greece, on computer programming. The pilot program starts this Wednesday, 26th of July, with an introduction to Python for beginners, and we are

Re: [Tutor] Quick Pythonic Style Tips

2017-07-22 Thread Danny Yoo
> I'd like to contibute a rather different sort of tidbit to what Alan > wrote: be really careful about using mutable data types in function > calls, as class variables, and just in general. By the way, there are some tools known as "linters" that can help catch these kind of errors.

Re: [Tutor] Quick Pythonic Style Tips

2017-07-22 Thread Mats Wichmann
On 07/22/2017 07:46 AM, Alan Gauld via Tutor wrote: > On 22/07/17 12:20, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: > >> As a user switching between some languages, it took sometimes before i >> discovered that there was a styling guide in python > > There are style idioms in most languages although not

Re: [Tutor] Quick Pythonic Style Tips

2017-07-22 Thread Alan Gauld via Tutor
On 22/07/17 12:20, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer wrote: > As a user switching between some languages, it took sometimes before i > discovered that there was a styling guide in python There are style idioms in most languages although not always written down as clearly as in PEP8. That having been said

[Tutor] Quick Pythonic Style Tips

2017-07-22 Thread Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
Hi all, As a user switching between some languages, it took sometimes before i discovered that there was a styling guide in python (obviously from not so kind users when asking on forums). as i did not learnt python as first lang, i learnt only the syntax (no need to relearn concepts) besides