[Edu-sig] Bootable Python CDs?

[Rick Holbert]

On Thursday 27 April 2006 08:48 am, Laura Creighton wrote:
> In a message of Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:18:49 EDT, "Paul D. Fernhout" writes:
> >Laura Creighton wrote:
> >USB Flash drives with 64MB these days are about $10 retail, so is it
> >possible to expect people to bring their own, or alternatively give them
> >out in class to keep (if it was a paid gig), to use to save their work
> >from done from the bootable CD? Do computer lab PCs in schools now
> >typically have at least one up-front USB ports for easy access?
>
> They do here in Göteborg, Sweden.  I've thought about using USB
> sticks, but so far haven't found the motivation to change the way
> I already do things.

If you're thinking about using USB Flash drives, then Moveable Python might be 
of interest:

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy/

Rick