Promoting Python

[Rustom Mody]

On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 12:53:13 PM UTC+5:30, Gordon( Hotmail ) wrote:
> I am struggling to understand the basic principles of Python having spent many years as a pure Amateur tinkering with a variety of BASIC  as you can see on my site at http://www.sigord.co.uk/  I think you will agree all such versions of Basic I have used are far easier to understand than Python. Though with my limited knowledge I accept Python may have many advantages over say Liberty Basic etc.
> 
> The problem I am finding is most of the sites claiming to help understand Python devote far too much space bragging about the wonders of Python instead of concentrating how to make sensible use of it. For example I struggle to find examples of such as below if you could please help me. If I manage to duplicate some of my efforts on my site with Python I will be happy to upload the code to my site. I will also try to upload working exec files of such also, except my previous attempts at downloading the relevant software was blocked by AVG software as risky. 
> 
> Gordon
> 
> 
> Liberty Basic
> for n = 32 to 255: print n;chr$(n) : next n

I grew up on BBC basic in 1984. Not used thereafter.

Your first one is (I guess) this in python:

>>> for i in range(32,127):
...   print chr(i),
... 
  ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~

> 
> REM BBC Basic
> FOR c = 1 TO 15 : COLOUR c
>   PRINT "Color ";c
> NEXT c
> 
> REM BBC Basic
> c = 0
> FOR x = 80 TO 2000 STEP 96
>   GCOL c: CIRCLE FILL x,500,50 : c = c + 1
> NEXT x

If you tell us some more of what color, gcol etc do someone will likely show you
Though in all fairness I dont expect it to be as pithy as the BASIC