[Tutor] on line courses?

[Andrew Wilkins]

I'm backing this plug!
As programming is a hobby for me, not an occupation (well maybe when I'm all
grown up!) I sometimes lack ideas of what to program. When the Useless
Challenges came to Useless Python pages, some of them I found quite
interesting, and a good way to learn python. In fact, I'm currently learning
XML and python at the same time with one of the challenges =)

So...it might be a good idea to give it a go, if you want some practical
application!

Useless Challenges:
http://www.lowerstandard.com/python/UselessIdeas.html

Andrew Wilkins

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tutor-admin@python.org [mailto:tutor-admin@python.org]On Behalf Of
> Rob Andrews
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2001 7:04 PM
> To: Patrick Kirk
> Cc: Joe Ditoro; tutor@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] on line courses?
>
>
> In case this sounds like a shameless plug, it really isn't intended to
> be one. But having said that, have you looked at Useless Python for
> this? There are quite a few (about 60, not including the programming
> contest scripts) Python apps that range from the quick and the silly to
> the considerably more interesting. And they are all there for you to
> tinker with.
>
> A few times already someone has sent in different approaches to doing
> the same thing, added increased functionality to someone else's code,
> etc. I know it's not quite an on-line course, but you can work with
> these (mostly contributed by members of this list) and ask questions to
> the list about what you are trying to do.
>
> Rob
>
> Patrick Kirk wrote:
> >
> > Its a good question.  I'm doing the two online tutorials and
> finding that I
> > need to find some practical applications to use the ideas before I lose
> > them.  Perhaps a homework type section to try out the ideas is in
> > order...I'll keep anything I come up with and send to Alan Gauld.
> >
>
> --
>
> You should have listened when your mother warned you about
> Useless Python!
> http://www.lowerstandard.com/python/pythonsource.html
>
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