Re: Python?

  • From: Jared Stofflett <stofflet@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:43:01 -0500

How experienced are these students? The indintation is a pain and was a poor design choice in the language but can be overcome using the pindent.py script. If the student has had programming experience they should pick up the indintation no problem but if they haven't a little one on one instruction in editing and running Python code will probably be necessary. I don't like Python as a language to teach computer science since it lacks things like static typing and memory management but this is more of a personal prefference and these things can be taught in later courses. I how ever am of the opinion that CS courses should start out with c++ since higher level courses such as operating systems require it, as well as courses that go over memory management and that dynamic languages should be introduced later. For more info about Python's indentation and ways to deal with it while blind see this link.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/118643/is-there-a-way-to-convert-indentation-in-python-code-to-braces

Suzanne Balik wrote:
Could some of you comment on using Python to teach programming at the college level and the effect that would have, if any, on blind students?

Thanks so much,
Suzanne

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