[Python-Dev] Language Summit Follow-Up

[Ethan Furman]

On 05/30/2014 09:46 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 4:43 AM, Nick Coghlan wrote:
>>
>> For that last point, my interest is as much educational as it is in
>> easing the transition from Python 2. The parentheses in "print('Hello
>> world!')" mean introducing the idea of function calls early to explain
>> how it works, while being able to omit them makes it easier to gloss
>> over the distinction between statements and function calls initially
>> and then cover it later after the basics of flow control have been
>> nailed down.

> However, I also believe that when teaching it's better to introduce the "right way" to do something up front, rather
> than a "beginners' way", then later say, well, you really SHOULD do it this other way...

+1

Function calls are not that hard to understand.  Anybody who has ever asked someone to do something for them should have 
a basic grasp of the nature of a function call.

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~Ethan~