[python-nl] Python at Schools

[Wouter van Heyst]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 01:18:31AM +0530, Abhishek Mishra wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> >From some source that I can't remember at this moment, I remember
> hearing about how Python is popularly used as a beginner's language to
> teach kids programming in European countries. Could some one verify
> this for me?
> And if yes, it is true that Python is being used in such a nice way,
> then I would like to ask as to what kind of teaching materials are
> being used for the purpose?
> Are they tutorials picked from the internet, or modified and
> simplified versions of guides like 'Dive into Python' ?
> Could someone point to Python teaching material for kids, if available
> on the internet ?

There is the turtle module in stdlib specifically aimed at this, but
there is probably more.

Wouter van Heyst