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Spacing causing confusion

Spacing causing confusion

Martin writes:

My son is working through your book.  He spotted a very minor error and I thought we would report it:  In Chapter 8 on Page 102, the code for the three classes is missing an extra newline between the Animal and Mammal class.  This can create some confusion when typing in the code...

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2nd Mar 2025 python-for-kids, python-for-kids-2, errata, featured

Python for Kids in Bulgarian

I somehow forgot to post this last year, but the Bulgarian translation of Python for Kids (2nd Edition, no less) was published in October 2024. Available from Via Lettera.

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13th Feb 2025 python-for-kids, python-for-kids-2, translations

Python for Kids 2 and LaTeX

For those who are interested, Python for Kids 2 has been completely rewritten as LaTeX (using No Starch's style); partially in text files, and partially in Overleaf:

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Overleaf was great, particularly for the review process, but I have to say working in LaTeX is an order of magnitude bette...

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30th Jul 2022 python-for-kids, python-for-kids-2

Announcing: Python for Kids 2nd Edition

The 2nd edition of Python for Kids is coming October 2022. What's new? Not an exhaustive list, but it has been completely refreshed for the latest version of Python, as well as being updated for the latest versions of Windows and Ubuntu. New Raspberry Pi instructions are there for those who want t...

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29th Apr 2022 python-for-kids, python-for-kids-2
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