Talk:Python (programming language): Difference between revisions
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I've posted the new article after a sandbox incubation period. The Discussion section of the archived page talks about how I've been invited in to make a fresh start. [[User:Kirby Urner|Kirby Urner]] ([[User talk:Kirby Urner|talk]]) 20:15, 20 January 2021 (UTC) | I've posted the new article after a sandbox incubation period. The Discussion section of the archived page talks about how I've been invited in to make a fresh start. [[User:Kirby Urner|Kirby Urner]] ([[User talk:Kirby Urner|talk]]) 20:15, 20 January 2021 (UTC) | ||
== Purpose of this article == | |||
This is an excellent history of the language, but not an Introduction or a Tutorial. We should add a link to [https://www.python.org python.org] where anyone interested in learning the language will find well-chosen code examples, a web-based interpreter where they can try their own examples without having to install Python, and links to full documentation, including a tutorial that will take them through all the basic features of the language. The tutorial is what got me hooked 15 years ago. It took about an hour for me to get over the shock of white space being actual syntax. It won't let you make a mistake if you forget a semicolon. --[[User:David MacQuigg|David MacQuigg]] ([[User talk:David MacQuigg|talk]]) 20:56, 21 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 14:56, 21 January 2021
Archiving this Talk page and the current article
I am Archiving this Talk page and its current article, leaving a pristine space for a new article to arrive soon. The previous article can be found in History or here. Pat Palmer (talk) 18:30, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
I've posted the new article after a sandbox incubation period. The Discussion section of the archived page talks about how I've been invited in to make a fresh start. Kirby Urner (talk) 20:15, 20 January 2021 (UTC)
Purpose of this article
This is an excellent history of the language, but not an Introduction or a Tutorial. We should add a link to python.org where anyone interested in learning the language will find well-chosen code examples, a web-based interpreter where they can try their own examples without having to install Python, and links to full documentation, including a tutorial that will take them through all the basic features of the language. The tutorial is what got me hooked 15 years ago. It took about an hour for me to get over the shock of white space being actual syntax. It won't let you make a mistake if you forget a semicolon. --David MacQuigg (talk) 20:56, 21 January 2021 (UTC)