Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language

[Roy Smith]

In article <op.w7umbykna8ncjz at gnudebeest>,
 "Rhodri James" <rhodri at wildebst.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Pascal and BCPL contrasted rigid typing with practically non-existent  
> typing

Wow, you actually used BCPL?  I didn't realize the language ever had any 
real use.  I had only ever heard of it in the context of being a C 
precursor, mentioned once in an introduction of a paper and never heard 
from again.