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enkidu.com at com

Nov 27, 2009, 5:02 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
> Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND here
> <http://www.archive.org/details/IntroductionToPythonUsingTurtleGraphics>.
>
Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures?

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Cliff

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ben+python at benfinney

Nov 27, 2009, 5:20 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

Enkidu <enkidu.com [at] com> writes:

> Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures?

Yep, that's all <URL:http://python.org/about/success/>. Rackspace,
Google, NASA, Philips, Honeywell, AstraZeneca; they're *all*
organisations focussed on drawing pretty pictures, and that's all they
use Python for.

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steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource

Nov 27, 2009, 5:32 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:02:31 +1300, Enkidu wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> >
>> Done by Northland Polytechnic, available for download under CC-BY-NC-ND
>> here
>> <http://www.archive.org/details/
>>
> Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures?

[sarcasm]
Yes, yes it is. When they talk about "batteries included", they mean the
batteries that run the turtle.
[end sarcasm]

Are you trolling or just a little sleep-deprived today?

The movie is an introduction aimed at 13-16 year old school children.
It's explicitly labelled as "an introduction using turtle graphics". What
on earth makes you think that because the introduction uses turtle
graphics, that's the ONLY thing that Python can do?

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enkidu.com at com

Nov 27, 2009, 5:52 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Enkidu <enkidu.com [at] com> writes:
>
>> Urgh. Is that all that python is good for, drawing pretty pictures?
>
> Yep, that's all <URL:http://python.org/about/success/>. Rackspace,
> Google, NASA, Philips, Honeywell, AstraZeneca; they're *all*
> organisations focussed on drawing pretty pictures, and that's all they
> use Python for.
>
Sorry, I did not mean to post to the CLP list. It would be a stupid
troll to do so on purpose. My apologies. I *AM* a Perl fan but there is
room for both languages.

Cheers,

Cliff

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enkidu.com at com

Nov 27, 2009, 5:55 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:02:31 +1300, Enkidu wrote:
>
> Are you trolling or just a little sleep-deprived today?
>
Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the
original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely
posted it to CLP it *would* have been a stupid troll. I did it by
accident, and apologise for doing so.

Cheers,

Cliff

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ben+python at benfinney

Nov 27, 2009, 6:15 PM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

Enkidu <enkidu.com [at] com> writes:

> Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the
> original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely
> posted it to CLP it *would* have been a stupid troll. I did it by
> accident, and apologise for doing so.

Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from being
caught is okay? ;-)

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enkidu.com at com

Nov 27, 2009, 8:25 PM

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Ben Finney wrote:
> Enkidu <enkidu.com [at] com> writes:
>
>> Heh! Maybe a little sleep-deprived, but I didn't realise that the
>> original post was cross-posted to comp.lang.python. If I'd purposely
>> posted it to CLP it *would* have been a stupid troll. I did it by
>> accident, and apologise for doing so.
>
> Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from being
> caught is okay? ;-)
>
I take your point, but the other group in question is a 'local' group.

Cheers,

Cliff

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tjreedy at udel

Nov 28, 2009, 2:41 AM

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Enkidu wrote:
> Ben Finney wrote:
>
>> Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from being
>> caught is okay? ;-)
>>
> I take your point, but the other group in question is a 'local' group.

I think he intended to mean that it was a local group where
trash-talking and stupid comments are the norm.

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ben+python at benfinney

Nov 28, 2009, 3:11 AM

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Re: Intro To Python Using Turtle Graphics [In reply to]

Terry Reedy <tjreedy [at] udel> writes:

> Enkidu wrote:
> > Ben Finney wrote:
> >> Oh, so trash-talking in *other* forums where you feel safe from
> >> being caught is okay? ;-)
> >>
> > I take your point, but the other group in question is a 'local'
> > group.
>
> I think he intended to mean that it was a local group where
> trash-talking and stupid comments are the norm.

Well no, I'm not passing any comment on the group. Merely that
trash-talk isn't made any more acceptable just because the target of the
trash-talk isn't present to hear it.

But more importantly, my comment was intended as a pleasant jibe (hence
the smiley), not a severe admonishment.

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