Show HN: Table of content for a set of tutorials for intermediate level python

http://c4obi.svbtle.com/intermediate-pythonista-table-of-contents

by c4obi • 12 years ago

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c4obi3• 12 years ago

For the pythonistas out there, does the table of content cover enough breadth for intermediate level python

a3n2• 12 years ago

Consider exceptions, why functions should throw exceptions instead of printing errors and returning error codes, and most of the rest of exceptions.

List comprehensions should be Comprehensions, covering list, dictionary and set comprehensions.

Possibly infrastructure nuts and bolts:

- #! shebang comments. Somewhat trivial.

- # encoding comments. Possibly not trivial, depending on how much you want to cover related issues.

- packaging, installation and distribution.

2 versus 3 issues and solutions. What would steer you toward 2 or 3 (and not just "available libraries" handwaving). And I've often seen people say that you can write code that runs in 2 and 3 "with some effort." Show what that effort is.

Threading vs processes. Deep dive into an appropriate use of threading. Deep dive into an inappropriate use of threading, and then deep dive into the process version that would have been more appropriate. And then deep dive into a solution that, after a second look, doesn't require either. [This would be a hard list of topics. :) ]

c4obi3• 12 years ago

@a3n...thanks for the suggestions

a3n2• 12 years ago

Is this the outline for what you're going to write?

Or is it a list of things that people should learn and know? I kind of like that, as the ultimate Learn X the Really Hard Way. "Here's a list of things you should know about X. Go out and know them."

c4obi3• 12 years ago

its an outline of topics that are going to be covered.

Show HN: Table of content for a set of tutorials for intermediate level python

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