[Edu-sig] Python accessibility
Brent Burley and Pat Erb
erburley@ix.netcom.com
Sun, 27 May 2001 07:57:55 -0700
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Python is a very accessible (and very capable) language. However, if =
you don't have Python on your system, it's not very accessible, and if =
you don't have an Internet connection, you're out of luck. Even if you =
have a broadband connection, you have a lot of work ahead of you, far =
more than most people (in the CP4E sense) are willing or capable of =
doing.
I recently made a Python CD-ROM for my nephew since he has no Internet =
access at home. It was a lot of work gathering and assembling the =
pieces and I was only able to include a fraction of what I had hoped due =
to lack of time.
I would LOVE to see someone sell a "Python EDU-SIG Resources CD" via =
mail order. I think it would make a great school project (hint hint) =
and could earn some extra money for the school. I'd love to see the =
disc full of all the stuff that's been advertised on edu-sig - VPython, =
Alice, PyGame, Jeff's book, Kirby's math stuff, etc., and I'd love to =
see it constantly updated. Heck, I'd buy a subscription!
I would hope something like this could sell for under $10 including S+H. =
After all, the cost of materials and postage should be less than $1. =
And I would hope the license would allow free duplication of the CD. =
Teachers should be able to give a copy to every student in the class for =
the cost of a CD-R blank and the time of a T/A.
Thoughts? Or more importantly, volunteers?
Brent Burley
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Python is a very accessible (and very =
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accessible, and if you don't have an Internet connection, you're out of=20
luck. Even if you have a broadband connection, you have a lot of =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I recently made a Python CD-ROM for my =
nephew since=20
he has no Internet access at home. It was a lot of work gathering =
and=20
assembling the pieces and I was only able to include a fraction of what =
I had=20
hoped due to lack of time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would LOVE to see someone sell a =
"Python EDU-SIG=20
Resources CD" via mail order. I think it would make a great school =
project=20
(hint hint) and could earn some extra money for the school. I'd =
love to=20
see the disc full of all the stuff that's been advertised on edu-sig - =
VPython,=20
Alice, PyGame, Jeff's book, Kirby's math stuff, etc., and I'd love to =
see it=20
constantly updated. Heck, I'd buy a subscription!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would hope something like this could =
sell=20
for under $10 including S+H. After all, the cost of=20
materials and postage should be less than $1. And I would =
hope the=20
license would allow free duplication of the CD. Teachers should be =
able to=20
give a copy to every student in the class for the cost of a CD-R blank =
and the=20
time of a T/A.</FONT></DIV>
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volunteers?</FONT></DIV>
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Burley</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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