[Python-Dev] tutor(function|module)
Jeremy Hylton
jeremy@alum.mit.edu
Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:19:15 -0500
>>>>> "CB" == Christopher Blunck <blunck@gst.com> writes:
CB> I also recognize that this is ?feature? is not a core language
CB> functionality. But due to its special nature (I put this into
CB> the same area as help) I think that it does warrant thought
CB> about if it deserves to be included as a core feature *simply
CB> because* it might really help newbies out.
CB> A web page full of examples would be great, but again - would
CB> Joe New User know about the web page if they didn't even know
CB> about the lang (because it came pre-installed)? I don't know...
I expect that a newbie is better able to use Google then he or she is
able to poke around a Python installation. Creating a web page is a
good way to serve them. An added benefit is that people can vote with
their clicks. If you write a great tutorial, people will find it via
a search engine. If someone writes a greater tutorial, people can use
it instead.
Jeremy