> Yep, I'm volunteering. Forgive my ignorance, but I couldn't seem to figure > out how to edit/add pages to http://pyfaq.infogami.com/. The tutorial wiki > has the edit, but the pyfaq page doesn't. I am logged in using my reddit > login.
I don't think the FAQ is open to public editing yet. I'm not sure when it will be, but Fredrik might be able to give a timescale. I've made a start on adding your questions, but probably won't get to do much more until tomorrow. Ed On 21/04/06, Mike Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Maybe this could be integrated with the main Python FAQ in a > > > beginner's section? Fredrik Lundh is experimenting with a > > FAQ wiki here: > > > http://pyfaq.infogami.com/ > > > > Actually I put something about this on PyFAQ just the other day. > > Fredrik was quite keen on the idea, but I've been busy the > > last couple of days and haven't got around to doing anything about it. > > > > Mike, if you're volunteering that would be perfect. If > > anyone here has ideas for questions that get asked a lot > > (like "How do I write a program that prints a word > > backwards") then just posting them in this thread would be a > > good start. > > > > I assume Kent, Alan and Danny don't mind their answers being > > reused in the wiki, but it would probably best to get > > explicit permission from them (and other people) to re-use > > text from their answers. > > > > Ed > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > > > Yep, I'm volunteering. Forgive my ignorance, but I couldn't seem to figure > out how to edit/add pages to http://pyfaq.infogami.com/. The tutorial wiki > has the edit, but the pyfaq page doesn't. I am logged in using my reddit > login. > > Below is what little I slapped together last night. I copied the content > from the Python tutor mailman page for the first question. > > ===================================================================== > Python Tutor FAQ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > What is Python Tutor? > > This list is for folks who want to ask questions regarding how to learn > computer programming with the Python language. > > Python (http://www.python.org) is a programming language which many feel is > a good first language, because it makes it easy to express the fundamental > concepts of programming such as data structures and algorithms with a syntax > which many find easy to read and write. > > Folks interested in learning about programming with Python are encouraged to > join, as are folks interested in helping others learn. While the list is > called tutor, anyone, whether novice or expert, can answer questions. > > If individuals wish to start off-line conversations about a particular > concept and become one-on-one tutor/tutee, that's fine. If either party > wants to summarize what they learned for others to benefit, that's fine too. > > There is a searchable interface to archived Tutor messages on Activestate's > web site at > http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/python-Tutor. > > To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Tutor > Archives at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/ > > Using Tutor > To post a message to all the list members, send email to tutor@python.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > I need help; I'm getting an error in my program. What should I do? > > If you are getting an error in your Python program that you don't > understand, post the error message and any relevant code. Post the exact > error message. Don't paraphrase the error message. The error message has > details that can help resolve the issue that caused the error. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > What is the policy on homework? > > Although those on the Python tutor mail list are eager to help, they don't > want to hand you the answers to your homework. They want to help you find > the answers. If you are having difficulty with your homework, send a message > to the list about the problem and what you have tried. The tutors will try > to nudge you in the right direction. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Why do my replies go to the person who sent the message and not to the list? > > This is by design. > See http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html > > Also see this explanation > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tutor/2005-July/039889.html > > ===================================================================== > > Unless anyone has any more, I think the above covers the FAQs about the > tutor list. > > Here's some of the FAQs that I came across scanning the list: > > ord and chr > parsing html beautifulsoup > editors/ides > getters and setters > regex match and find > maxtrix operations > how do I make an exe out of a python script > books > what should I program? > unicode/encoding > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
