Programming Tutorial for absolute beginners

[John Salerno]

Clodoaldo Pinto wrote:
> Duncan Smith wrote:
>> But as you use conversions to float in order to avoid integer division
>> in your code examples, it might be best to explain what's going on, even
>> if you do have to explain the relevant types.
>>
> 
> I changed the comments in the first program that uses float() to:
> 
> # The raw_input() function asks the user for a text
> # As a text can't be multiplied or divided the
> # float() function tranforms the text into a decimal number

Hmmm, maybe a picky point for a newbie, but since there actually is a 
decimal module now, you might want to change the description of float().