Re: [Visualpython-users] polygon dependency

[Bruce S. <Bru...@nc...>]

Installation on Linux is easy if there is a package in the package
manager, as is the case for example on Ubuntu. One problem is that at
least on Ubuntu (the only flavor of Linux with which I have
significant experience) the python-visual package tends to be quite
far out of date, though that hardly matters for a beginners' course.
Another problem is that apparently for many Linux distributions no one
has created an official package, and if you have to build from source
you need strong computer skills.

Bruce Sherwood

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Seth Morton <sm...@ps...> wrote:
> Good luck!  I really enjoy vpython's simplicity. In fact, we are going to use it this summer to teach middle schoolers the basics of programming and science in a way that gives immediate feedback. The biggest problem I have is installation on linux (it's a breeze on Mac), though that's probably only a small population of the users, so I understand the slower development.
>
> Seth Morton