ANN: Python training "text movies"

[Mitya Sirenef]

On 01/13/2013 02:28 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 1/13/2013 2:08 AM, Mitya  Sirenef wrote:
 >> On 01/13/2013 01:35 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
 >>> On Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:11:53 -0500, AK wrote:
 >> >
 >> >> I don't know what to call these, so for now I'll call them "training
 >> >> text movies" until I come up with a better name..
 >> >>
 >> >> I hope these will be helpful, especially to new students of Python.
 >> >>
 >> >> http://lightbird.net/larks/tmovies.html
 >> >
 >> >
 >> > For the benefit of those who don't have web access at the moment, 
or who
 >> > don't like to click on random links they don't know anything about,
 >> would
 >> > you like to say a few words describing what "text movies" are, and how
 >> > you think these may be helpful?
 >> >
 >> >
 >> >
 >>
 >>
 >> Sure: they play back a list of instructions on use of string methods and
 >> list comprehensions along with demonstration in a mock-up of the
 >> interpreter with a different display effect for commands typed into (and
 >> printed out by) the interpeter. The speed can be changed and the
 >> playback can be paused.
 >
 > They are simulated videos of an interactive interpreter session, with
 > entered commands appearing all at once instead of char by char, and
 > with the extra features mentioned above. I presume the purported
 > advantage over an after-the-fact transcript is focusing watcher
 > attention on each entry and response.
 >

That is right; I would also add that it may be overwhelming for a newbie
to be reading through a large "wall of text" -- here you have blank
space after the current paragraph so the attention is focused even more
on the last few lines.

Additionally, since instructions scroll automatically, I can space them
out more than you would conventionally do in a manual.

  - mitya


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