Comments requested: brief summary of Python

[Moosebumps]

It seems like you could demonstrate the same thing a little more clearly and
concisely with a short program with annotations.  It reads like a bunch of
facts, which is not very easy for most people to remember.  If you wrap it
in some context they will be more likely to remember it.

Some standard programs from textbooks, like parsing a list of names and
addresses and doing some queries on them maybe, and formatting the text
output nicely.  some program where you would have cause to use string
operations like slicing, dictionaries, tuples, lists, etc.

It will also "sell" python more if you can write a nice elegant program that
is clear and easy to understand, while demonstrating many language features.

"Adam Barr" <adamba at gte.net> wrote in message
news:ce782195.0402232218.6e64177c at posting.google.com...
> For a book I am working on, I have written a brief (9 page) summary
> of Python. The intent of this is that an experienced programmer who
> did
> not know Python would be able to get enough information to read and
> understand Python programs. It is not meant to be a 100% complete
> summary of the language, but everything in there should be correct.
>
> If anyone is interested, please feel free to read it and send me
> comments. Note that the material is copyrighted, this document is
> provided for review only, and the ideas contained in any comments may
> be used in the book, in whole or in part, with no rights granted to
> the person who provided the comments. I will however acknowledge by
> name (if desired) anyone who sends comments.
>
> The information is in PDF form per my publisher's request, but if this
> is a problem for anyone, email me and I can send it to you in plain
> text.
>
> The file is at
>
> http://www.proudlyserving.com/language/python.pdf
>
> I have written similar summaries for other languages and will
> hopefully post them (with a virtually identical message) in the
> appropriate newsgroups in the next few days.
>
> Thank you.
>
> - Adam Barr
> adamba at gte.net