Build App with Python antitextbook
Learning and science
programming tutorial
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
2 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 7 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score -0.19.
Docs: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clear effort and good intentions, encouraged to keep going
From 1 comment
It's clear that this represents a lot of work and it's wonderful that you've done this. My instinctive reaction is to correct minor issues, but please don't take negative…
jamiesonbecker on HN
Objections
Several factual errors in the introduction and explanations
From 3 comments
There are some factual errors in the introduction. > Python has been around for more than 30 years The license says that development began in the early 90s. The factual errors…
xapata on HNPlease no. Most editors have a comment/uncomment function which you can use on multiple lines at once. Abusing triple quoted strings for commenting is bad practice. I'd avoid it…
guitarbill on HNThere are no multiline comments. Guido has said that if you want to quickly comment multiple lines, use a good text editor.
xapata on HN
Triple-quoted strings abused as multiline comments
From 2 comments
Please no. Most editors have a comment/uncomment function which you can use on multiple lines at once. Abusing triple quoted strings for commenting is bad practice. I'd avoid it…
guitarbill on HNString literals without assignment have no side effect, that is why you think of them as comments. They are however, not comments. They are parsed and interpreted just like any…
dotancohen on HN
Operator coverage incomplete, such as missing 'or'
From 1 comment
Please no. Most editors have a comment/uncomment function which you can use on multiple lines at once. Abusing triple quoted strings for commenting is bad practice. I'd avoid it…
guitarbill on HN
Requests
Add citations and links to PEPs or official docs for assertions
From 1 comment
The tone of the writing in the "anti-textbook" suggests carefully researched facts, at least in some parts. It seems misleading to merely guess. I suggest you put some effort…
xapata on HN
Fix factual errors and update the content
From 2 comments
Python was conceived in the late 1980s[1] and its implementation was started in December 1989[2] by Guido van Rossum at CWI I might have misstated. The idea was around more than…
thewhitetulip on HN> 30 years You also claimed that Python 3 was written to fix 30-year-old mistakes. Python 3 has been around of a while now.
xapata on HN
Questions
Which learning resource to use after starting Python
From 1 comment
I have just started learning Python and I'm referring "Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python". Should I continue with that or refer something else?
ChankeyPathak on HN
Alternatives named
Official Python tutorial
From 1 comment
I have never heard of that book, I am sorry. You can start with yhe Documentation, there is an official tutorial in it & it is pretty informative
thewhitetulip on HN
Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python
From 1 comment
"Problem Solving" is a good reference for understanding algorithms and data structures. It uses Python but Python language is not its main focus. However, "Problem Solving" is…
czheo on HN